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represent
A	verb
	1	map, represent
			to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
		Category Tree: change ╚change by reversal; turn; reverse ╚permute; commute; transpose ╚map, represent
	2	present, represent, lay out
			bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
		Category Tree: express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give tongue to ╚state; say; tell ╚present, represent, lay out ╚spin ╚argue; indicate ╚argue; reason
	3	represent
			point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚remonstrate; point out ╚represent
	4	typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
			express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent ╚typify; epitomize; epitomise ╚embody; be; personify
	5	represent
			describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚explain; explicate ╚clarify; clear up; elucidate ╚elaborate; lucubrate; expatiate; exposit; enlarge; flesh out; expand; expound; dilate ╚set forth; expound; exposit ╚describe; depict; draw ╚represent ╚actualize; actualise ╚symbolize; symbolise
	6	represent
			serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
		Category Tree: express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give tongue to ╚represent ╚embody ╚portray ╚dramatize; dramatise ╚misrepresent; belie
	7	represent, interpret
			create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚represent, interpret ╚map ╚stylize; stylise; conventionalize ╚picture; depict; render; show ╚capture ╚paint ╚profile ╚animalize; animalise ╚silhouette ╚sensualize; carnalize
	8	stage, present, represent
			perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚stage, present, represent ╚set; localize; localise; place
	9	act, play, represent
			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"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚act, play, represent ╚make; pretend; make believe
	10	represent
			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
		Category Tree: work; do work ╚serve ╚represent
	11	represent
			be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
		Category Tree: be ╚represent ╚speak for ╚instantiate
	12	defend, represent
			be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

	13	constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
			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 h

	14	represent, stand for, correspond
			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"
		Category Tree: equal; be ╚represent, stand for, correspond
	15	exemplify, represent
			be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚typify; symbolize; symbolise; stand for; represent ╚embody; be; personify ╚exemplify, represent

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