represent
     v 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" [syn: {stand for}, {correspond}]
     2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
        "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify},
         {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {stand for}]
     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" [syn: {exemplify}]
     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" [syn: {constitute},
         {make up}, {comprise}, {be}]
     8: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith
        will represent the defendant" [syn: {defend}] [ant: {prosecute}]
     9: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his
        wife as a young girl" [syn: {interpret}]
     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" [syn: {act},
          {play}]
     11: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
         stage `Othello'" [syn: {stage}, {present}]
     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" [syn: {present}, {lay out}]
     15: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
         [syn: {map}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0