comprise is the link.
REPRESENT and CONTAIN are often used differently, particularly in computing theory and philosophy but there is a sense where they are synonyms. Using WordNet, I go from Represent to Contain and then from Contain to Represent.
represent/v is in [constitute,represent,make_up,comprise,be]
comprise and comprise/v related by verb.stative
contain/v is in the synset [incorporate,contain,comprise]
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contain/v is in [incorporate,contain,comprise]
comprise and comprise/v related by verb.stative
represent/v is in the synset [constitute,represent,make_up,comprise,be]
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