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prefigure

verbnoun
Quick answer

As a verb, prefigure means show or suggest ahead of time. As a noun, it means that which prefigures or appears to predict.

Meanings of prefigure

5 meanings

verb

  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context).

  2. To predict or foresee.

  3. Imagine or consider beforehand

    “It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured”

  4. Indicate, as with a sign or an omen

    “These signs bode bad news”

    Similar: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage

noun

  1. That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
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