To stand for; symbolize: The bald eagle represents the United States.
To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols: Letters of the alphabet represent sounds.
To depict in art; portray.
To describe or present in words; set forth.
To serve as the official and authorized delegate or agent for.
To act as a spokesperson for.
To stage (a play, for example); produce.
To act the part or role of.
To depict in art; portray.
To describe or present in words; set forth.
To serve as the official and authorized delegate or agent for.
To act as a spokesperson for.
To stage (a play, for example); produce.
To act the part or role of.
To present clearly to the mind.
To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest: Our parents represented to us the need for greater caution.
To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality.
To serve as the official and authorized delegate or agent for.
To act as a spokesperson for.
To stage (a play, for example); produce.
To act the part or role of.
To serve as an example of: The museum had several paintings representing the artist's early style.
To be the equivalent of.
To stage (a play, for example); produce.
To act the part or role of.
[Middle English representen, from Old French representer, from Latin repraesentāre, to show : re-, re- + praesentāre, to present; see present2.] rep're·sent'a·bil'i·ty n., rep're·sent'a·ble adj., rep're·sent'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to render or present a realistic image or likeness of: a statue representing a king; cave paintings that delineate hunters; a cartoon depicting a sea monster; the personality of a great leader limned in words; a landscape pictured in soft colors; a book portraying life in the Middle Ages.