represent

v.

1. To act as a delegate

   be an agent for, serve, speak for, act for, hold office, be deputy for, be attorney for, act in place of, stand in for, substitute for, factor, steward, act as broker, be sent to a convention, sell for, buy for, be proxy for, do business for, be spokesperson for, be ambassador for, exercise power of attorney for.

2. To present as a true interpretation

   render, depict, enact, realize, delineate, set forth, describe, draw, outline, portray, design, mirror, picture, body forth, interpret, stage.

   Antonyms misinterpret, distort*, falsify. *

3. To serve as an equivalent

   stand for, symbolize, designate, express, exemplify, typify, embody, epitomize, personify, signify, denote, reproduce, imitate, copy, impersonate.