Dictionary entry details
• REPRESENT (verb)
Meaning:
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
represent; stand for; correspond
Context example:
Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
stand for; symbolize; typify; symbolise; represent
Context example:
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
intend; mean (mean or intend to express or convey)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
be; embody; personify (represent, as of a character on stage)
epitomise; epitomize; typify (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be representative or typical for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
This period is represented by Beethoven
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
instantiate (represent by an instance)
speak for (be a spokesperson for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
I represent the silent majority
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
serve (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Serve as a means of expressing something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The flower represents a young girl
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
embody (represent or express something abstract in tangible form)
portray (portray in words)
dramatise; dramatize (represent something in a dramatic manner)
belie; misrepresent (represent falsely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be characteristic of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
exemplify; represent
Context example:
This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
be; embody; personify (represent, as of a character on stage)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Form or compose
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
constitute; make up; comprise; represent; be
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
pose; present (introduce)
fall into; fall under (be included in or classified as)
range; straddle (range or extend over; occupy a certain area)
constitute; form; make (to compose or represent:)
compose (form the substance of)
make (constitute the essence of)
supplement (serve as a supplement to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
defend; represent
Context example:
Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to represent the prisoners
Meaning:
Create an image or likeness of
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
interpret; represent
Context example:
The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
re-create (create anew)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
chart; graph (represent by means of a graph)
mock up; model (construct a model of)
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
portray; present (represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally)
depict; limn; portray (make a portrait of)
map (make a map of; show or establish the features of details of)
conventionalize; stylise; stylize (represent according to a conventional style)
depict; picture; render; show (show in, or as in, a picture)
carnalize; sensualize (represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture)
silhouette (represent by a silhouette)
animalise; animalize (represent in the form of an animal)
profile (represent in profile, by drawing or painting)
paint (make a painting of)
capture (succeed in representing or expressing something intangible)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Play a role or part
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
act; play; represent
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
re-create (create anew)
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
emote (give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role)
parody (make a spoof of or make fun of)
impersonate; portray (assume or act the character of)
act out (represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage)
act out; enact; reenact (act out; represent or perform as if in a play)
support (play a subordinate role to (another performer))
make; make believe; pretend (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Perform (a play), especially on a stage
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
stage; present; represent
Context example:
we are going to stage 'Othello'
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
re-create (create anew)
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
localise; localize; place; set (locate)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
depict; describe; draw (give a description of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
symbolise; symbolize (represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols)
actualise; actualize (represent or describe realistically)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
our parents represented to us the need for more caution
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
point out; remonstrate (present and urge reasons in opposition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bring forward and present to the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
present; lay out; represent
Context examples:
We presented the arguments to him / We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "represent"):
argue; reason (present reasons and arguments)
argue; indicate (give evidence of)
spin (twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
map; represent
Hypernyms (to "represent" is one way to...):
commute; permute; transpose (change the order or arrangement of)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP
