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represent
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: correspond, stand for - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
Synonyms: stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify - be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
- 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 silen
- serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
- be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
Synonyms: exemplify - 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 h
Synonyms: be, comprise, constitute, make up - be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
Synonyms: defend Antonyms: prosecute - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
Synonyms: interpret - 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 - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello''"
Synonyms: present, stage - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
- bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
Synonyms: lay out, present - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Synonyms: map
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