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Represent vs Guarantee - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between represent and guarantee

is that represent is to present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify while guarantee is to assure that something will get done right.

As a noun guarantee is

anything that assures a certain outcome.

represent

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
  • To portray by pictorial or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
  • To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
  • To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
  • To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
  • He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
  • To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
  • To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
  • To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
  • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    guarantee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that assures a certain outcome.
  • Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
  • A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
  • The cooker comes with a 5-year guarantee .
  • A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
  • (South)
  • The person to whom a guarantee is made.
  • Verb

    (d)
  • To assure that something will get done right.
  • To assume responsibility for a debt.
  • To make something certain.
  • The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.

    Synonyms

    * assure * warrant