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represent
English
Etymology 1
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesent?.
Alternative forms
- repræsent (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??p.??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- Synonym: play
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
- I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.
- Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
Synonyms
- (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
Derived terms
- under-represent, underrepresent
Related terms
- representability
- representable
- representation
- representative
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? present.
Alternative forms
- re-present
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i(?).p??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
Related terms
- representation
Further reading
- represent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- represent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- represent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- presenter, repenters
represent From the web:
- what represents a function
- what represents strength
- what represents me
- what represents freedom
- what represents family
- what represents life
- what represents virgo
- what represents death
ostentus
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of ostend?.
Participle
ostentus (feminine ostenta, neuter ostentum); first/second-declension participle
- exposed, exhibited
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- ostentus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ostentus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ostentus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ostentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
ostentus From the web:
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