■ verb
1》 be entitled or appointed to act or speak for.
↘be an elected Member of Parliament or member of a legislature for.
↘act as a substitute for (someone).
2》 constitute; amount to.
↘be a specimen or example of; typify.
↘( be ~ed ) be present to a particular degree: abstraction is well ~ed in this exhibition.
3》 depict in a work of art.
↘portray in a particular way: they were ~ed as being in need of protection.
↘signify, symbolize, or embody.
4》 formal state or point out.
Derivatives
~ability noun
~able adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~er or L. repraesentare , from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare 'to present'.