prefigure
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /priːfɪɡjɚ/
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).
Verb [edit]
prefigure (third-person singular simple present prefigures, present participle prefiguring, simple past and past participle prefigured)
- To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context)
- To predict or foresee
