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