represent

[rep-ri-zent] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /

VERB

present image of; symbolize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for

STRONG

be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify

WEAK

act as act as broker act for act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for buy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office play the part put on sell for stand for steward

Antonyms

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refuse

STRONG

be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

VERB

depict, show

Synonyms

STRONGEST

describe display illustrate mirror portray suggest

STRONG

delineate denote design designate draft enact evoke exhibit express hint interpret limn narrate outline picture realize relate render reproduce sketch track

WEAK

body forth run down run through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide

STRONG

conceal fail stop suppress

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The 23-year-old has since represented Great Britain in international ice skating, saying the sport has "changed his life".

From BBC

"It represented so much - equality, freedom, equal pay for equal work. I knew I had to win," King said.

From BBC

It represents a significant portion of a private-equity employee’s potential compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the storm, the airline canceled around 350 flights for Friday and Saturday, representing roughly a fifth of its scheduled total flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

This enables the essential information defining an organism’s core features—represented in the nucleotide sequences of DNA—to be passed down to its offspring.

From The Wall Street Journal

represent

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