prefigure
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transitive verb \ˌprē-ˈfi-gyər, especially British -ˈfi-gər\Definition of PREFIGURE
1
: to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
2
: to picture or imagine beforehand
— pre·fig·ure·ment \-mənt\ noun
Examples of PREFIGURE
- His style of painting prefigured the development of modern art.
- <the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring>
Origin of PREFIGURE
Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare, from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PREFIGURE
- Synonyms
- adumbrate, forerun, harbinger, herald, foreshadow
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