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represent

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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.

To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.

To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.

To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.

To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.

To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.

To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It is not possible to represent and to think of the cross without love. Where the cross is, there is love. In church you see crosses everywhere and on everything, in order that everything should remind you that you are in the temple of the God of love, the temple of love crucified for us. John of Kronstadt

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle

Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, 'Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you.' Epictetus

Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be. Anton Chekhov

Microkernels are not a pipe dream. They represent proven technology. Andrew S. Tanenbaum

No one else can represent your conscience. Native American Proverb

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