representing (verb)

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• Impersonal verb — Impersonal Im*per son*al, a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im not + personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See {Personal}.] Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. [1913 Webster] An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• represent — verb 1 be a member of a group ADVERB ▪ strongly, well ▪ Local businesses are well represented on the committee. ▪ equally ▪ Women and men were represented equally on the teams …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• should of — verb Common eye dialect spelling (representing a mispronunciation) or misspelling, of should have or shouldve …   Wiktionary

• catch — verb (past and past participle caught) 1》 intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).     ↘seize or take hold of.     ↘Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground. 2》 capture (a… …   English new terms dictionary

• parry — verb (parries, parrying, parried) 1》 ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. 2》 answer (a question or accusation) evasively. noun (plural parries) an act of parrying. Origin C17: prob. representing Fr. parez! ward off! , imperative of… …   English new terms dictionary

• reproach — verb 1》 express to (someone) one s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions. 2》 (reproach someone with) accuse someone of. noun 1》 an expression of disapproval or disappointment. 2》 (Reproaches) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a set of… …   English new terms dictionary

• reset — verb (resets, resetting; past and past participle reset) 1》 set again or differently. 2》 Electronics cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 0. Derivatives resettability noun resettable adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• smash — verb 1》 break or cause to break violently into pieces.     ↘(smash down) violently knock down. 2》 crash and severely damage (a vehicle).     ↘(smash into) hit or collide with forcefully. 3》 (in sport) strike (the ball) or score (a goal, run,… …   English new terms dictionary

• redeem — verb (T) formal 1 IMPROVE STH to make something less bad: Olivier s performance redeemed what was otherwise a second rate play. | redeeming feature (=the one good thing about someone or something that is unpleasant): a brutal man, whose one… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• represent — verb 1) a character representing a single quality Syn: stand for, symbolize, personify, epitomize, typify, embody, illustrate 2) Hathor is represented as a woman with cow s horns Syn: depict, portray, render …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary