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