| reprehend | (v) express strong disapproval of |
| reprehensibility | (n) being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof |
| reprehensibly | (adv) in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure, Syn. culpably |
| represent | (v) take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to, Syn. correspond, stand for, Example: Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin |
| represent | (v) be representative or typical for, Example: This period is represented by Beethoven |
| represent | (v) be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute, Example: I represent the silent majority |
| represent | (v) serve as a means of expressing something, Example: The flower represents a young girl |
| represent | (v) create an image or likeness of, Syn. interpret, Example: The painter represented his wife as a young girl |
| represent | (v) describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality, Example: He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel |
| represent | (v) point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance, Example: our parents represented to us the need for more caution |
| Reprefe | n. Reproof. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprehend | v. t. Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] Pardon me for reprehending thee. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely reprehended. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] I nor advise nor reprehend the choice. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprehender | n. One who reprehends. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprehensible | a. [ L. reprehensibilis: cf. F. répréhensible. ] Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. -- |
| Reprehension | n. [ L. reprehensio: cf. F. répréhension. ] Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval. [ 1913 Webster ] This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret reprehension that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprehensive | a. [ Cf. F. répréhensif. ] Containing reprehension; conveying reproof. South. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |
| Reprehensory | a. Containing reproof; reprehensive; |
| Represent | v. t. [ F. représenter, L. repraesentare, repraesentatum; pref. re- re- + preesentare to place before, present. See Present, v. t. ] Before him burn He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ] This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, and the managers of it have been represented as a second kind of senate. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] Among these. Fancy next The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the power of evoking out of unconsciousness one portion of our retained knowledge in preference to another, we posses the faculty of representing in consciousness what is thus evoked . . . This representative Faculty is Imagination or Phantasy. Sir. W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Representable | a. Capable of being represented. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Representance | n. Representation; likeness. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Repressalie { f } | Repressalien { pl } | reprisal | reprisals [Add to Longdo] |
| repressiv { adj } | repressiver | am repressivsten | repressive | more repressive | most repressive [Add to Longdo] |
| repressiv { adv } | repressively [Add to Longdo] |
| repressiv { adj } | oppressive [Add to Longdo] |