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Represented vs. Representated
Represented
Examples:
The lawyer represented her at the court hearing.This symbol represented peace for the entire nation.He represented his team at the international summit.
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Representated
/rɪˌprɛzənˈteɪtɪd/Examples:
The painting representates the era's essence vividly.His speech representated the community's ideals with conviction.This novel subtly representates cultural evolution over time.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- The word represented is the correct past tense form of represent.
- Representated is not a recognized word in standard English.
- Remember that many verbs in English form their past tense with -ed, but representated adds an extra -at-, which is incorrect.
- Think of represented as similar to other regular past tense forms like presented.
- If in doubt, check if representated appears in a reliable dictionary; it wont because its incorrect.
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