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To serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; To stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does; To speak and act for by delegated authority:
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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; To stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does; To speak and act for by delegated authority:. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To again furnish or endow with a gift or the like, esp. by formal act: To again bring, offer, or give, often in a formal or ceremonious way; To again hand over or submit, as a bill or a check,.
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