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