Definition:
				
				
				- (v. t.) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
 
				
				- (v. t.) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
 
				
				
			
			
			
			Compare represent with other words:
			
			
			mark vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. serve
			
			
			
			
			
			display vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			attest vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			involve vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			epitomize vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			deputy vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			report vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			mean vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			describe vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			correlate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			literation vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. scenography
			
			
			
			
			
			emblematize vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. representer
			
			
			
			
			
			proxenos vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			delegate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. signify
			
			
			
			
			
			content vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. rim
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. result
			
			
			
			
			
			monster vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			carved vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			express vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			dictate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			reflect vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			indicate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. trigraph
			
			
			
			
			
			digitize vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			byword vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			misrepresent vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. symbolize
			
			
			
			
			
			prefigure vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			personalize vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			hieroglyphic vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			pageant vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			ideogram vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			pictograph vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			fundamental vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			demonstrate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			denote vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			apply vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			depict vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			emblem vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			instantiate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			embody vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			emissary vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. specimen
			
			
			
			
			
			defender vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			interpret vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			diplomat vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			pictogram vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. transcribe
			
			
			
			
			
			dumb vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. resemble
			
			
			
			
			
			caricature vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. sculpture
			
			
			
			
			
			orthography vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			realistic vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			exponent vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			performance vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			diagram vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			demonize vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. treat
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. representation
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. representable
			
			
			
			
			
			presentative vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. sensorium
			
			
			
			
			
			congress vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			mimicry vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			delineate vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			portray vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			exhibit vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			recommend vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. typify
			
			
			
			
			
			present vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			rep vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			defend vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			minority vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. representative
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. shade
			
			
			
			
			
			byte vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			canon vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. table
			
			
			
			
			
			parable vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			matrix vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			champion vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			line vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			image vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			attorney vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			heart vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			represent vs. writing
			
			
			
			
			
			person vs. represent
			
			
			
			
			
			abbreviation vs. represent