v. 25B6; verb
a character representing a single quality : SYMBOLIZE, stand for, personify, epitomize, typify, embody, illustrate.
the initials which represent her qualification : STAND FOR, designate, denote; poetic/literary betoken.
Hathor is represented as a woman with cow's horns : DEPICT, portray, render, picture, delineate, show, illustrate; poetic/literary limn.
he represented himself as the owner of the factory : DESCRIBE AS, present as, profess to be, claim to be, pass oneself off as, pose as, pretend to be.
ageing represents a threat to one's independence : CONSTITUTE, be, amount to, be regarded as.
a panel representing a cross section of the public : BE A TYPICAL SAMPLE OF, be representative of, typify.
his solicitor represented him in court : APPEAR FOR, act for, speak on behalf of.
the Queen was represented by Lord Lewin : DEPUTIZE FOR, substitute for, stand in for.
(formal) I represented the case as I saw it : POINT OUT, state, present, put forward.
(formal) the vendors represented that the information was accurate : CLAIM, maintain, state, affirm, contend; rare asseverate.