In early cartography, a small tree icon was often used to represent a dense forest on regional maps.
在早期制图学中，小树图标常被用来在地图上代表茂密的森林。
Art critic Simone Duval praises a museum's decision to display contemporary sculptures alongside ancient artifacts, arguing that the juxtaposition reveals surprising continuities in how humans across eras represent the body.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “represent”?
A — To act or speak for someone or something. “represent” means to act or speak for someone or something.
Which word means “to act or speak for someone or something”?
A — represent. “represent” means to act or speak for someone or something.
represent — to act or speak for someone or something. In Chinese: 代表，象征.
represent is pronounced /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/.
In early cartography, a small tree icon was often used to represent a dense forest on regional maps. (在早期制图学中，小树图标常被用来在地图上代表茂密的森林。)
symbolize, embody, stand for — all close in meaning to represent (to act or speak for someone or something).
misrepresent, distort — each the opposite of represent (to act or speak for someone or something).
Yes. represent is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.