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verb (v)

• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  correspond, stand for
  

  source: wordnet30
• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify
  

  source: wordnet30
• be representative or typical for(verb.social)

  Example:
  This period is represented by Beethoven.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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(verb.social)

  Example:
  I represent the silent majority.
  

  source: wordnet30
• serve as a means of expressing something(verb.communication)

  Example:
  The flower represents a young girl.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be characteristic of(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  characterise, characterize, exemplify
  

  source: wordnet30
• form or compose(verb.stative)

  Example:
  This sum represents my entire income for a year.
  

  Synonym:
  be, comprise, constitute, make up
  

  source: wordnet30
• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial(verb.social)

  Example:
  Ms. Smith will represent the defendant.
  

  Synonym:
  defend
  Antonym:
  prosecute
  

  source: wordnet30
• create an image or likeness of(verb.creation)

  Example:
  The painter represented his wife as a young girl.
  

  Synonym:
  interpret
  

  source: wordnet30
• play a role or part(verb.creation)

  Synonym:
  act, play
  

  source: wordnet30
• perform (a play), especially on a stage(verb.creation)

  Synonym:
  present, stage
  

  source: wordnet30
• describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality(verb.communication)

  Example:
  He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel.
  

  source: wordnet30
• point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance(verb.communication)

  Example:
  Our parents represented to us the need for more caution.
  

  source: wordnet30
• bring forward and present to the mind(verb.communication)

  Example:
  We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason.
  

  Synonym:
  lay out, present
  

  source: wordnet30
• to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  map
  

  source: wordnet30
• To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.(verb)

  source: webster1913