Represent - Definition

v 1: 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" [syn: represent, stand
for, correspond]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: typify,
symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent]
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; "This compositional style is
exemplified by this fugue" [syn: exemplify, represent]
7: 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" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
8: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith
will represent the defendant" [syn: defend, represent]
[ant: prosecute]
9: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his
wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret]
10: 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" [syn: act,
play, represent]
11: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent]
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 presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to
our formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out]
15: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
[syn: map, represent]