English Explanatory Dictionary

prefigure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
  2. To predict or foresee.
noun
  1. That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

Pronunciation

/pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-prefigure.wav

Word forms

prefigure prefigures prefiguring prefigured

Etymology

From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).

Synonyms

presage portend forereckon foreshadow announce

Derived words

prefigurable prefigurement unprefigured
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