prefigure
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Collins Definition
Verb
prefigured, past participle; prefigured, past tense; prefigures, 3rd person singular present; prefiguring, present participle;
/prēˈfigyər/,
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prefigured, past participle; prefigured, past tense; prefigures, 3rd person singular present; prefiguring, present participle;
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Be an early indication or version of (something)
- - the Hussite movement prefigured the Reformation
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Imagine beforehand
- - she had prefigured her small pilgrimage as made in solitude
Web Definitions:
- imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
- bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
- (prefiguration) an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
- (prefiguration) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand; To predict or foresee