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1. Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
   - stand for, correspond
    
2. Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
   - typify, symbolize, symbolise [Brit], stand for
    
3. Be representative or typical for
   "This period is represented by Beethoven"
    
4. 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"
    
5. Serve as a means of expressing something
   "The flower represents a young girl"
    
6. Be characteristic of
   - exemplify
    
7. Form or compose
   "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
   - constitute, make up, comprise, be
    
8. Be the defence counsel for someone in a trial
   "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
   - defend
    
9. Create an image or likeness of
   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
   - interpret
    
10. Play a role or part
    - act, play
     
11. Perform (a play), especially on a stage
    - stage, present
     
12. Describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
    "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
     
13. Point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
    "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
     
14. Bring forward and present to the mind
    "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
    - present, lay out
     
15. To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
    - map

Derived forms: represented, representing, represents

See also: representation, representative

Type of: be, commute, depict, describe, draw, embody, equal, express, give tongue to, intend, mean, permute, personify, point out, re-create, remonstrate, say, serve, state, tell, transpose, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Represent