To present again; specifically, to bring again before the mind.To present in place of something else; exhibit the image or counterpart of; suggest by being like; typify.To portray by pictorial or plastic art.To portray, present, or exhibit dramatically.To enact; personate; present by mimicry or action.To state; describe or portray in words; give one's own impressions, idea, or judgment of; declare; set forth.To supply the place or perform the duties or functions of; specifically, to speak and act with authority on behalf of; be a substitute for, or a representative of or agent for.Specifically, to stand in the place of, in the right of inheritance.To serve as a sign or symbol of; stand for; be understood as: as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.To serve as a type or specimen of; exemplify; furnish a case or instance of: as, a genus represented by few species; a species represented by many individuals; especially, in zoögeog., to replace; fill the part or place of (another) in any given fauna: as, llamas represent camels in the New World; the Old World starlings are represented in America by the Icteridæ. See mimotype.To image or picture in the mind; place definitely before the mind.Synonyms To show, express.3 and To delineate, depict, draw.n. Representation.