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represent oneself — index demean (deport oneself) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
represent — represent, depict, portray, delineate, picture, limn can mean to present an image or lifelike imitation of (as in art). Represent implies a placing before the mind as if real or as if living through the medium of one of the arts (as painting,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
represent oneself to be — index impersonate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
represent — rep•re•sent [[t]ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to serve to stand for or denote, as a word or symbol does; symbolize: In this story the black bird represents evil[/ex] 2) to express or designate by some symbol, character, or the like: to represent… … From formal English to slang
represent — v 1. exemplify, stand for, symbolize; serve as an example of, be a sample or specimem of; illustrate, epitomize, embody, personify, typify; be a case or an instance of, give an idea of; be regarded as, be the equivalent of. 2. express, designate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
represent — verb 1) a character representing a single quality Syn: symbolize, stand for, personify, epitomize, typify, embody, illustrate 2) the initials that represent her qualification Syn: stand for, designate, denote; literary betoken … Thesaurus of popular words
prefigure — prefigurative /pree fig yeuhr euh tiv/, adj. prefiguratively, adv. prefigurativeness, n. prefigurement, n. /pree fig yeuhr/, v.t., prefigured, prefiguring. 1. to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow. 2. to picture or… … Universalium
prefigure — pre•fig•ure [[t]priˈfɪg yər[/t]] v. t. ured, ur•ing 1) to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow 2) to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < LL praefigūrāre. See pre , figure… … From formal English to slang
prefigure — /priˈfɪgə/ (say pree figuh) verb (t) (prefigured, prefiguring) 1. to represent beforehand by figure or type; foreshow; foreshadow: *Christian had appeared a model of consideration, a responsible lover whose punctuality had from the start… …
minimize — min i*mize (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {minimized} (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {minimizing} (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]*z[i^]ng).] 1. To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum. Bentham.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
