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REPRESENT

Definition:

1. [verb] take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
   Synonyms: stand for, correspond
   
   
2. [verb] express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
   Synonyms: typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for
   
   
3. [verb] be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
   
   
4. [verb] be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; "This actor is a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association"
   
   
5. [verb] serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
   
   
6. [verb] be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
   Synonyms: exemplify
   
   
7. [verb] form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
   Synonyms: constitute, make up, comprise, be
   
   
8. [verb] be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
   Synonyms: defend
   
   
9. [verb] create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
   Synonyms: interpret
   
   
10. [verb] play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
    Synonyms: act, play
    
    
11. [verb] perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
    Synonyms: stage, present
    
    
12. [verb] describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
    
    
13. [verb] point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
    
    
14. [verb] bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
    Synonyms: present, lay out
    
    
15. [verb] to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
    Synonyms: map
    
    

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Related Words:

• embody, be, personify
• typify, epitomize, epitomise
• instantiate
• speak for
• misrepresent, belie
• dramatize, dramatise
• portray
• embody
• make
• compose
• form, constitute, make
• range, straddle
• fall into, fall under
• present, pose
• supplement
• sensualize, carnalize
• silhouette
• animalize, animalise
• profile
• paint
• capture
• picture, depict, render, show
• stylize, stylise, conventionalize
• map
• portray, depict, limn
• portray, present
• draw
• model, mock up
• graph, chart
• make, pretend, make believe
• support
• enact, reenact, act out
• act out
• impersonate, portray
• parody
• emote
• set, localize, localise, place
• symbolize, symbolise
• actualize, actualise
• argue, reason
• argue, indicate
• spin

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