represent

represent is a 9-letter English word with 24 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 24 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.
2. transitive verb. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
3. transitive verb. To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
4. transitive verb. To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
5. transitive verb. To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
6. transitive verb. To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
7. transitive verb. To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
8. transitive verb. To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
9. transitive verb. To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
10. verb. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

    Synonyms: map

11. verb. bring forward and present to the mind

    "We presented the arguments to him"

    "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

    Synonyms: present

12. verb. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

    "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"

13. verb. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

    "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

    Synonyms: symbolise, symbolize, typify

14. verb. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

    "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

15. verb. serve as a means of expressing something

    "The flower represents a young girl"

16. verb. create an image or likeness of

    "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

    Synonyms: interpret

17. verb. perform (a play), especially on a stage

    "we are going to stage `Othello'"

    Synonyms: present, stage

18. verb. play a role or part

    "Gielgud played Hamlet"

    "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"

    Synonyms: act, play

19. 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

    "I represent the silent majority"

20. verb. be representative or typical for

    "This period is represented by Beethoven"

21. verb. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

    "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

    Synonyms: defend

22. verb. form or compose

    "This money is my only income"

    "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"

    Synonyms: be, comprise, constitute

23. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: correspond

24. verb. be characteristic of

    "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

    Synonyms: exemplify

Synonyms

map, present, symbolise, symbolize, typify, interpret, stage, act, play, defend, be, comprise, constitute, correspond, exemplify

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in represent:

presenter, repenters

Common word forms

represents, represented, representer, representing, representable, representment

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