Verbs

(v)typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representexpress indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol“What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”
(v)mean, intend, signify, stand fordenote or connote“‘maison’ means ‘house’ in French”, “An example sentence would show what this word means”
(v)represent, stand for, correspondtake the place of or be parallel or equivalent to“Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an ‘h’ in Greek stands for an ‘s’ in Latin”
(v)stand for, hold still fortolerate or bear“I won't stand for this kind of behavior!”