Word of the Day:
represent
What It Means
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 visually; to delineate.
To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
Richard was holding the nuts, but he was trying to represent two-pair to get the other players to bet.
Represent in Context
“Rounded stone and glass objects with fine radiating scratches on one surface represent the slickstones that were used in garment-making and laundry, to smooth the cloth and to press seams and pleats.”
Did You Know?
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).
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