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

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  2. verb
    form or compose
    "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
  3. verb
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
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  4. verb
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

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  5. verb
    be characteristic of

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  6. verb
    to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

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    map
  7. verb
    be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
    "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

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    bring forward and present to the mind
    "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

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  9. verb
    create an image or likeness of
    "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

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  10. verb
    play a role or part

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  11. 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"
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  12. verb
    be representative or typical for
    "This period is represented by Beethoven"
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    be
  13. verb
    describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
    "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
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  14. verb
    point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
    "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
  15. verb
    serve as a means of expressing something
    "The flower represents a young girl"
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