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Substantiate vs Instantiate - What's the difference?

substantiate | instantiate |

In transitive terms the difference between substantiate and instantiate

is that substantiate is to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents while instantiate is to represent (something) by a concrete instance.

substantiate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • to verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
  • to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

    • References

    instantiate

    English

    Verb

    (instantiat)
  • To represent (something) by a concrete instance.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 195:
    • In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.

    • Synonyms

    * (represent by a concrete instance) exemplify