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verb

1. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of: epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, stand for, symbol, symbolize, typify. See substitute.
2. To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, show. See show/hide.
3. To serve as an official delegate of: speak for, stand for. See substitute.
4. To play the part of: act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To exhibit or expose; to appear in the character of.

When an item is represented, it is produced publicly. To represent an individual means to stand in his or her place, acting as his or her substitute or attorney.

For a list of words related to represent, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - represent: (vb) act as lawyer for client
• Reasoning and Informing - represent: describe as; declare to be

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Represent.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - repræsentere, fremstille, forestille

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertegenwoordigen, uitbeelden, voorstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Jur, Pol) représenter, présenter, exposer, représenter (sur une carte), constituer, correspondre à, représenter (un exemple), (Théât) jouer, interpréter (un rôle)

Deutsch (German)
v. - entsprechen, darstellen, verkörpern, vertreten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεικονίζω, παριστάνω, αναπαριστώ, αντιπροσωπεύω, εκπροσωπώ, συμβολίζω, παρουσιάζω, εμφανίζω, εκφράζω, διατυπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
rappresentare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - representar

Русский (Russian)
изображать, воплощать, представлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - representar, equivaler, personificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - representera, framhålla, motsvara, uppföra, åter presentera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
描绘, 表现, 表示, 象征, 作为...的代表

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 描繪, 表現, 表示, 象徵, 作為...的代表

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 나타내다, 대리하다, 재연하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 表現する, 描いてある, 表す, 意味する, 代議士となる, 代理する, 相当する, 演ずる, 扮する, 標本を示す, 述べる, 抗議する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمثل, يصور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייצג, סימל, הציג שנית, הציג, תיאר, יצר מצג (משפטים)‬

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