instance in

English

Etymology

instance + in

Verb

instance in (third-person singular simple present instances in, present participle instancing in, simple past and past participle instanced in)

1. (rare) To cite an instance; to adduce an example.

   Of all the opinions, this one instanced in by you is in your judgment the truest.

Synonyms

• cite
• adduce

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “instance in”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.