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uninstantiate

uninstantiate verb: to destroy or annul (an instance of something); to eliminate (a variable, object, etc.) that was created earlier.

Verb

uninstantiate (third-person singular simple present uninstantiates, present participle uninstantiating, simple past and past participle uninstantiated)

  1. (transitive) To destroy or annul (an instance of something); to eliminate (a variable, object, etc.) that was created earlier.

Forms of uninstantiate

third-person singular presentuninstantiates
present participleuninstantiating
past participleuninstantiated
pastuninstantiated

Origin of uninstantiate

From un- + instantiate.

Questions about uninstantiate

What does uninstantiate mean?
Uninstantiate means to destroy or annul (an instance of something); to eliminate (a variable, object, etc.) that was created earlier.
What part of speech is uninstantiate?
Uninstantiate is a verb.
What is the past tense of uninstantiate?
The past tense of uninstantiate is uninstantiated.

Words near uninstantiate in the dictionary

  1. uninstallment
  2. uninstalls
  3. uninstanced
  4. uninstantiable
  5. uninstantiatable
  6. uninstantiate
  7. uninstantiated
  8. uninstantiates
  9. uninstantiating
  10. uninstantiation
  11. uninstantiations

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