1. • verb - take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
   • verb - express indirectly by an image, form, or model
   • verb - be representative or typical for
   • verb - be a delegate or spokesperson for
   • verb - serve as a means of expressing something
   • verb - be characteristic of
   • verb - form or compose
   • verb - be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
   • verb - create an image or likeness of
   • verb - play a role or part
   • verb - perform (a play), especially on a stage
   • verb - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
   • verb - point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
   • verb - bring forward and present to the mind
   • verb - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
2. • To stand for; symbolize: The bald eagle represents the United States.
   • To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols: Letters of the alphabet represent sounds.
   • To depict in art; portray.
   • To describe or present in words; set forth.
   • To present clearly to the mind.
   • To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest: Our parents represented to us the need for greater caution.
   • To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality.
   • To serve as the official and authorized delegate or agent for.
   • To act as a spokesperson for.
   • To serve as an example of: The museum had several paintings representing the artist’s early style.
   • To be the equivalent of.
   • To stage (a play, for example); produce.
   • The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to render or present a realistic image or likeness of”: a statue representing a king; cave paintings that delineate horses and hunters; a cartoon depicting a sea monster; the personality of a great leader limned in words; a country landscape pictured in soft colors; a book portraying life in the Middle Ages.
3. • v - to bring into the presence of someone

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