represent

Words with a similar base: represent

'represent'

[represent.v.01] as in: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

Examples:
Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin

'represent'

[typify.v.02] as in: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

Examples:
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

'represent'

[represent.v.03] as in: be representative or typical for

Examples:
This period is represented by Beethoven

'represent'

[represent.v.04] as in: 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

Examples:
I represent the silent majority

'represent'

[represent.v.05] as in: serve as a means of expressing something

Examples:
The flower represents a young girl

'represent'

[exemplify.v.01] as in: be characteristic of

Examples:
This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue

'represent'

[constitute.v.01] as in: form or compose

Examples:
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'

[defend.v.06] as in: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

Examples:
Ms.

Smith will represent the defendant

'represent'

[represent.v.09] as in: create an image or likeness of

Examples:
The painter represented his wife as a young girl

'represent'

[act.v.03] as in: play a role or part

Examples:
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'

[stage.v.01] as in: perform (a play), especially on a stage

Examples:
we are going to stage `Othello'

'represent'

[represent.v.12] as in: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

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

'represent'

[represent.v.13] as in: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

Examples:
our parents represented to us the need for more caution

'represent'

[present.v.02] as in: bring forward and present to the mind

Examples:
We presented the arguments to him
We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

'represent'

[map.v.06] as in: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

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