represent

[ rep-ri-zent ]

/ ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /

See synonyms for: represent / re-presented / re-presenting / re-presents on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object)

to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.

to express or designate by some term, character, symbol, or the like: to represent musical sounds by notes.

to stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does: He represents the company in Boston.

to speak and act for by delegated authority: to represent one's government in a foreign country.

to act for or in behalf of (a constituency, state, etc.) by deputed right in exercising a voice in legislation or government: He represents Chicago's third Congressional district.

to portray or depict; present the likeness of, as a picture does: The painting represents him as a man 22 years old.

to present or picture to the mind.

to present in words; set forth; describe; state.

to set forth or describe as having a particular character (usually followed by as, to be, etc.): The article represented the dictator as a benevolent despot.

to set forth clearly or earnestly with a view to influencing opinion or action or making protest.

to present, produce, or perform, as on a stage.

to impersonate, as in acting.

to serve as an example or specimen of; exemplify: a genus represented by two species.

to be the equivalent of; correspond to: The llama of the New World represents the camel of the Old World.

verb (used without object)

to protest; make representations against.

Slang. to use or display a secret handshake, sign, gesture, etc., for purposes of identification: The gang members always represent when they see one another.

SYNONYMS FOR represent

1 exemplify.

6 delineate.

12 portray.

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Origin of represent

1325–75; Middle English representen<Middle French representer<Latin repraesentāre to bring about immediately, make present, equivalent to re-re- + praesentāre to present²

OTHER WORDS FROM represent

rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjectiverep·re·sent·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjectivepre·rep·re·sent, verb (used with object)

un·rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH represent

re-present, represent

Definition for represent (2 of 2)

re-present

[ ree-pri-zent ]

/ ˌri prɪˈzɛnt /

verb (used with object)

to present again or anew.

Origin of re-present

First recorded in 1555–65; re- + present²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-present

re-present , represent

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Example sentences from the Web for represent

DNA’s nucleotides are often represented by the letters A, T, C and G for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.
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Still, it represents just 5 percent of all LGBTQ funding in the country.
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It represents and defines the center of gravity in the party, even as that center of gravity may shift.
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Online court records did not list an attorney representing Sofidiya.
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The employees who are positive for the virus represent nearly a third of the workers the union represents at the facility.
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Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
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Kirill represented the Moscow Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches in the early 1970s.
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Vernetta Alston was one of the attorneys who represented McCollum.
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“To the fundamentalist leadership of al-Qaida, Saddam represented the worst kind of ‘apostate’ regime,” they wrote.
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It represented everything about the kind of comfort and the little luxuries in life that a good glass of Scotch can afford us.
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She represented, not the institution of the family, but the institution of the Church.
Woman in Modern Society|Earl Barnes
He represented the earthly pomp and show of Christianity, wore the ceremonial vestments.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne
They were represented sometimes under the form of a serpent, sometimes as a child or a youth.
The Phantom World|Augustin Calmet
Among the visitors, our friends the Burtons, not excepting Ralph, were represented.
The Girl Warriors|Adene Williams
Figs. 76–80 are only represented on a smaller scale than the remaining Figs.
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British Dictionary definitions for represent (1 of 2)

represent

/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt) /

verb (tr)

to stand as an equivalent of; correspond toour tent represents home to us when we go camping

to act as a substitute or proxy (for)

to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc)an MP represents his constituency

to serve or use as a means of expressingletters represent the sounds of speech

to exhibit the characteristics of; exemplify; typifyromanticism in music is represented by Beethoven

to present an image of through the medium of a picture or sculpture; portray

to bring clearly before the mind

to set forth in words; state or explain

to describe as having a specified character or quality; make out to behe represented her as a saint

to act out the part of on stage; portray

to perform or produce (a play); stage

Derived forms of represent

representable, adjectiverepresentability, noun

Word Origin for represent

C14: from Latin repraesentāre to exhibit, from re- + praesentāre to present ²

British Dictionary definitions for represent (2 of 2)

re-present

/ (ˌriːprɪˈzɛnt) /

verb

(tr) to present again

Derived forms of re-present

re-presentation (ˌriːprɛzənˈteɪʃən), noun

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