1. (n.) A single occurrence or example\.

2. (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.

3. (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.

4. (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.

5. (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

6. (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.

7. (v. i.) To give an example.

abetment adduce anatomize article as an example aspect atomize call to mind case case history case in point circumstantiate citation cite cite a particular count cross reference datum demonstrate demonstration descend to particulars detail document element emblem encouragement enter into detail event example exemplar exemplification exemplify explanation exponent facet fact factor for example for instance give a for-instance give full particulars goading ground illustrate illustration improper suggestion incidental indecent proposal insistence item itemize matter minor detail minutia minutiae motion name needling object lesson occurrence particular particularize pass point precedent pressing pressure pricking prodding proof proposal proposition quotation quote reason reference regard relevant instance representative request resolution respect sample sampling say sexual advance specify specimen spell out spurring substantiate suggestion symbol thing type typical example urging