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～ perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
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～ express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
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～ describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
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～ play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
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～ form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
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～ take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in Greek stands for an `s' in Latin"
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～ be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"
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～ create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
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～ point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
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～ be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
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～ to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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～ bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
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～ be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
represent
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～ be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
repress
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～ block the action of; "the process of repressing gene transcription";
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～ put out of one's consciousness
repress
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～ put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
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～ suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
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～ impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of