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Added 4 October 2026

represent

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/ verb

Latin root: repraesentō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about represent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.
a landscape can be represented in a picture.
To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.

verb

To present again, for instance for medical attention.
represented to the emergency department
To present again, possibly in an altered form.
video game represented as live-action television

Origin

From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).

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