Verb
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"2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"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""This actor is a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association"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"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"8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"9. create an image or likeness of;
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"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"11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;
"we are going to stage `Othello'"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"15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)