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 of represent character, define, depict, describe, portray, characterizeWords Related to represent 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 of represent depict, image, portray, pictureWords Related to represent 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 of represent emblematize, symbolizeWords Related to represent body, embody, epitomize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify; exemplify, illustrate