Social life

Synonyms for represent

Two senses of represent live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

Ms. Smith will represent the defendant.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

defend

Same sentence, swapped: Ms. Smith will defend the defendant.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for represent as it is used in the sentence above.

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stage
prosecute

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

bring forward and present to the mind

We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

present

Same sentence, swapped: We cannot present this knowledge to our formal reason.

Close but different

defend
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respond

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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

secondverb, nounbackgive support or one's approval toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line serveverbattendwork for, or be a servant toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line splitverb, adjectivepartdiscontinue an association or relationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line succeedverbfollowbe the successor (of)Foothills perpetrateverbpullperform an act, usually with a negative connotationHigh Camp plasticadjectiveshapingforming or capable of forming or molding or fashioningRidgeline2 senses preemptverbdisplacetake the place of or have precedence overHigh CampHas a reason line dragnoun, verbpulla slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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