In″stance (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Instanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Instancing (?).] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. H. Spenser.
I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.