## Meanings
1. To act or speak officially for a person, group, or country.
2. To be a sign or symbol of something.
3. To be an example of something; to be typical of it.
4. To show or describe something, often in a particular way.
5. To act as a lawyer for someone in court.

## Examples
- She was chosen to represent her school at the competition.
- The dove represents peace.
- This painting represents the artist's early style.
- The novel represents life in a small village.
- Ms. Smith will represent the defendant.

## Synonyms
- compose

## Derived Forms
- metarepresent
- misrepresent
- overrepresent
- representee
- representer
- representment
- representor
- rerepresent
- under-represent
- underrepresent
- unrepresent

## Related Forms
- representability
- representable
- representation
- representative

## Etymology
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.

## AI Etymology
Represent comes from Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Modern senses include to act or speak officially for a person, group, or country. and to be a sign or symbol of something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as metarepresent, misrepresent, overrepresent, representee, representer, and representment and related forms such as representability, representable, representation, and representative.

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