represent

represent

verb

Definition of REPRESENT

1

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats>

Synonyms character, define, depict, describe, portray, represent

Related Words categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp

2

to present a picture of <a painting representing the ocean at sunrise>

Synonyms depict, image, portray, represent

Related Words delineate, describe, document, render; outline, silhouette, sketch; illustrate, show; diagram; caricature

3

to serve as a material counterpart of <this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth>

Synonyms emblematize, represent

Related Words body, embody, epitomize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify; exemplify, illustrate