Make up and Represent

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Make up verb - Form or compose.

Usage example: The children made up the chorus

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Represent is a synonym for make up. In some cases you can use "Represent" instead a verb "Make up".

Represent verb - Form or compose.

Usage example: This sum represents my entire income for a year

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Make up is a synonym for represent. Sometimes you can use "Make up" instead a verb "Represent".

The five main ones Human, Minbari, Narn, Centauri, and Vorlon make up the five races of the Babylon Project, as they represent the most influential governments in the galaxy.

Source: Five Races
If anything, their pets (which, at least for Beastmaster specialists, make up a considerable portion of their damage output), represent the sword now.

Source: Bow and Sword, in Accord
Finally Icirrus City may represent one of the cities in Bergen County since the Meadowlands Swamp make up most of the southern part.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Black and White

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