Definition of "represent"

represent¹

/ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈzɛnt/

verb
third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented
1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
3. (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
4. (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
5. (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
6. (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
7. (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
8. (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
  Quotations
  A person climbs a mountain, not only "because it is there," but also because it represents a fundamental and personal challenge.
  1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 150
9. (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
10. (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
11. (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
  Quotations
  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.
  2020 January 31, Penelope Walton Rogers, “Textile networks in Viking-age towns of Britain and Ireland”, in Stephen P. Ashby, Søren Sindbæk, editors, Crafts and Social Networks in Viking Towns‎, page 101
12. (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
13. (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
14. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
  Quotations
  I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
  1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.

represent²

/ˌɹi(ː).pɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/

verb
third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented
1. (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
2. (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.