represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

epitomise, epitomize, typify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"