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Meaning of represent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  represent
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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