represent

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

   our parents represented to us the need for more caution

2. 2
   verb

   describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

   They represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel.

3. 3
   verb

   serve as a means of expressing something

   The flower represents a young girl

4. 4
   verb

   create an image or likeness of

   The painter represented their spouse as a youth.

5. 5
   verb

   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

6. 6
   verb

   be representative or typical for

   This period is represented by Beethoven

7. 7
   verb

   be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

   Ms. Smith will represent the defendant

8. 8
   verb

   To portray visually; to delineate

   a landscape can be represented in a picture.

Etymology

From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.