representmentn.¹

Brit.

/ˌrɛprᵻˈzɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌrɛpriˈzɛntm(ə)nt/,

/ˌrɛprəˈzɛntm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: represent v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < represent v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French representement act of representing (c1190 in Old French), dramatic portrayal (13th cent.), sign, symbol, image (13th cent.). Compare earlier representing n., representation n.¹, represent n., representance n.

Now rare.

1. The depiction, portrayal, or symbolic presentation of a person or thing; (esp. in early use) an instance of this. Also: an image, a symbol; a portrait.Common in 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > [noun]

picture?a1439

representingc1443

portraiturea1450

refigurationc1475

effigiation?1533

figuring1534

representation1579

picturing1585

representmentc1590

presentationa1616

portrayment?1650

iconism1656

importraiture1834

portrayal1836

rendition1959

c1590 G. Wyatt in Papers (1968) 83 I am led t'esteeme that they are the liker to have sum substance of truith for that they carrie certaine representments of th'exquisit ingeniousnes of thos times.

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 12^v Vpon the right side there was ingrauen certaine figures, shapes, and representments of men and women dauncing together.

1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 253 Images are not utterly unlawfull unto Christians... In rememoration, and for more effectuall representment of the Prototype.

1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 109 It is the style of both the Testaments to speak in signs and representments.

1675 W. Cave Antiquitates Apostolicæ 29 By this symbolick representment..God was teaching him a new lesson.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VIII. 189 An impartial representment of the ugly lineaments and appearances of vice.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 355 This secret Jove would extort from the Nous, or Prometheus, which is the sixth representment of Prometheus.

1863 Eagle 2 352 How truly has the etherealising influence of true art been manifested, by transfiguring the actual into what we see, instead of insulting the dead by literality of representment.

1910 C. Hamilton Theory of Theatre i. iv. 85 Actors like Colley Cibber acquired a great reputation for their natural representment of the manners of polite society.

1951 H. Pearson Dizzy v. 42 Few people would be willing to assert that The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lifelike representment of human beings.

1963 M. J. Wilks Probl. Sovereignty in Later Middle Ages ii. i. 181 The hands of the pope, who is the human representment of Christ and the physical embodiment of the mystical, juridical persona Ecclesiae.

†2. The action of placing a fact, a situation, etc., before a person or persons, esp. with a view to influencing action or opinion. Cf. representation n.¹ 8. Obsolete.

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the mind > language > statement > [noun] > by discourse or argument

representment1641

1641 Ld. J. Digby Speech in Comm. 9 Feb. 11 Representment of inconvenience may bee made.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings To Parl. sig. A3^v So far approv'd, as to have bin trusted with the representment and defence of your actions to all Christendom.

1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice i. xviii. 73 You cannot expect to prevail on mens interests and inclinations by a bare representment of the unreasonableness of their actions.

1878 Times 14 May 6/4 There was altogether a want of frankness in the representment of the object in view which did not impress him with that feeling of reverence for British statesmanship which he always desired to entertain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	representment
释义	representmentn.¹ Brit. /ˌrɛprᵻˈzɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌrɛpriˈzɛntm(ə)nt/, /ˌrɛprəˈzɛntm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: represent v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < represent v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French representement act of representing (c1190 in Old French), dramatic portrayal (13th cent.), sign, symbol, image (13th cent.). Compare earlier representing n., representation n.¹, represent n., representance n. Now rare. 1. The depiction, portrayal, or symbolic presentation of a person or thing; (esp. in early use) an instance of this. Also: an image, a symbol; a portrait.Common in 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [noun] picture?a1439 representingc1443 portraiturea1450 refigurationc1475 effigiation?1533 figuring1534 representation1579 picturing1585 representmentc1590 presentationa1616 portrayment?1650 iconism1656 importraiture1834 portrayal1836 rendition1959 c1590 G. Wyatt in Papers (1968) 83 I am led t'esteeme that they are the liker to have sum substance of truith for that they carrie certaine representments of th'exquisit ingeniousnes of thos times. 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 12^v Vpon the right side there was ingrauen certaine figures, shapes, and representments of men and women dauncing together. 1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 253 Images are not utterly unlawfull unto Christians... In rememoration, and for more effectuall representment of the Prototype. 1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 109 It is the style of both the Testaments to speak in signs and representments. 1675 W. Cave Antiquitates Apostolicæ 29 By this symbolick representment..God was teaching him a new lesson. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VIII. 189 An impartial representment of the ugly lineaments and appearances of vice. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 355 This secret Jove would extort from the Nous, or Prometheus, which is the sixth representment of Prometheus. 1863 Eagle 2 352 How truly has the etherealising influence of true art been manifested, by transfiguring the actual into what we see, instead of insulting the dead by literality of representment. 1910 C. Hamilton Theory of Theatre i. iv. 85 Actors like Colley Cibber acquired a great reputation for their natural representment of the manners of polite society. 1951 H. Pearson Dizzy v. 42 Few people would be willing to assert that The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lifelike representment of human beings. 1963 M. J. Wilks Probl. Sovereignty in Later Middle Ages ii. i. 181 The hands of the pope, who is the human representment of Christ and the physical embodiment of the mystical, juridical persona Ecclesiae. †2. The action of placing a fact, a situation, etc., before a person or persons, esp. with a view to influencing action or opinion. Cf. representation n.¹ 8. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > [noun] > by discourse or argument representment1641 1641 Ld. J. Digby Speech in Comm. 9 Feb. 11 Representment of inconvenience may bee made. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings To Parl. sig. A3^v So far approv'd, as to have bin trusted with the representment and defence of your actions to all Christendom. 1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice i. xviii. 73 You cannot expect to prevail on mens interests and inclinations by a bare representment of the unreasonableness of their actions. 1878 Times 14 May 6/4 There was altogether a want of frankness in the representment of the object in view which did not impress him with that feeling of reverence for British statesmanship which he always desired to entertain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : re-presentmentn.² < n.¹c1590 see also
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