REPRESENT

map, represent

(verb) to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

present, represent, lay out

(verb) bring forward and present to the mind; “We presented the arguments to him”; “We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason”

typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent

(verb) express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; “What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”

represent

(verb) serve as a means of expressing something; “The flower represents a young girl”

represent, interpret

(verb) create an image or likeness of; “The painter represented his wife as a young girl”

stage, present, represent

(verb) perform (a play), especially on a stage; “we are going to stage ‘Othello’”

act, play, represent

(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”

represent

(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”

represent

(verb) be representative or typical for; “This period is represented by Beethoven”

defend, represent

(verb) be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; “Ms. Smith will represent the defendant”

constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be

(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”

represent, stand for, correspond

(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”

exemplify, represent

(verb) be characteristic of; “This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)

(transitive) 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.

(transitive) To portray visually; to delineate

(transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of

Synonym: play

(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of

(politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)

(transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of

(transitive) To give an account of; to describe.

(transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of

(transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.

(transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).

(transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.

(sports, transitive) To participate as a team member

(intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.

Synonyms

• (to constitute): form, make up; see also compose

Anagrams

• presenter, repenters

Source: Wiktionary

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Re`-pre*sent" (r`pr-znt"), v. t.

Definition: To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.

Rep`re*sent" (rp`r-znt"), v. t. Etym: [F. repr, L. repraesentare, repraesentatum; pref. re- re- + preesentare to place before, present. See Present, v. t.]

1. 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. Before him burn Seven lamps, as in a zodiac representing The heavenly fires. Milton.

2. To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.

3. To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.

4. To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

5. To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe. He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand. Robertson. This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, and the managers of it have been represented as a second kind of senate. Addison.

6. To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.

7. To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present. Among these. Fancy next Her office holds; of all external things Which he five watchful senses represent, She forms imaginations, aery shapes. Milton.

8. (Metaph.)

Definition: To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative,3. The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the power of evoking out of unconsciousness one portion of our retained knowledge in preference to another, we posses the faculty of representing in consciousness what is thus evoked . . . This representative Faculty is Imagination or Phantasy. Sir. W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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