diff --git a/src/TZodSchemaClass.ts b/src/TZodSchemaClass.ts
index 3697473..1efc5ef 100644
--- a/src/TZodSchemaClass.ts
+++ b/src/TZodSchemaClass.ts
@@ -62,21 +62,21 @@ export type TZodSchemaClass<
         readonly schema:         z.ZodObject<SchemaT, SchemaUnknownKeys, SchemaCatchall, Values, Values>
         readonly defaultValues:  DefaultValues
 
-        instantiate<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
+        create<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
             this: Self,
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
             >
         ): InstanceType<Self>
 
-        instantiatePromise<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
+        createPromise<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
             this: Self,
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
             >
         ): Promise<InstanceType<Self>>
 
-        instantiateEffect<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
+        createEffect<Self extends ConcreteClass<any>>(
             this: Self,
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
diff --git a/src/ZodSchemaClass.ts b/src/ZodSchemaClass.ts
index 6fab497..3b79414 100644
--- a/src/ZodSchemaClass.ts
+++ b/src/ZodSchemaClass.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function ZodSchemaClassOf<
             Object.assign(this, values)
         }
 
-        static instantiate(
+        static create(
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
             >
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function ZodSchemaClassOf<
             )
         }
 
-        static async instantiatePromise(
+        static async createPromise(
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
             >
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function ZodSchemaClassOf<
             )
         }
 
-        static instantiateEffect(
+        static createEffect(
             ...[values, params]: NewZodSchemaInstanceArgs<
                 NewZodSchemaInstanceInput<Values, DefaultValues>
             >
diff --git a/src/tests.ts b/src/tests.ts
index 7c72022..11c510f 100644
--- a/src/tests.ts
+++ b/src/tests.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Test extends ZodSchemaClass({
 }) {}
 
 Test.defaultValues
-const inst = await Test.instantiatePromise({ id: 1n, name: "" })
+const inst = await Test.createPromise({ id: 1n, name: "" })
 
 
 class SubTest extends Test.extend({
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SubTest extends Test.extend({
     }),
 }) {}
 
-const subInst = await SubTest.instantiatePromise({ name: "", prout: "" })
+const subInst = await SubTest.createPromise({ name: "", prout: "" })
 
 console.log(subInst)