prefigure

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /priːfɪɡjɚ/

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Verb

prefigure (third-person singular simple present prefigures, present participle prefiguring, simple past and past participle prefigured)

  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand
  2. To predict or foresee

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