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11prefigure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage (see prediction); imagine, envisage. See imagination. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. symbolize, signify, indicate; see mean 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give an indication of something… …
12prefigure — pre|fig|ure [ˌpri:ˈfıgə US gjər] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: praefigurare, from Latin figurare to shape, picture ] formal to be a sign that something will happen later …
13prefigure — pre|fig|ure [ pri fıgjər ] verb transitive FORMAL to have qualities that represent or suggest something that is going to happen or exist later …
14prefigure — [[t]pri͟ːfɪ̱gə(r), AM gjər[/t]] prefigures, prefiguring, prefigured VERB If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen. [FORMAL] [V n] The wall through Berlin was finally… …
15prefigure — prÉªË fɪgjÉ™r / fɪgÉ™ v. imagine in advance, picture beforehand; represent in advance, depict ahead of time …
16prefigure — verb 1》 be an early indication or version of. 2》 archaic imagine beforehand. Derivatives prefiguration noun prefigurative adjective prefigurement noun Origin ME: from eccles. L. praefigurare represent beforehand , from prae before + figurare to… …
17prefigure — v. a. Foreshow, foretoken, betoken, foreshadow, portend, signify, indicate …
18prefigure — verb (T) formal to be a sign that shows that something will happen later prefiguration noun (C, U) …
19prefigure — v 1. foreshadow, foreshow, foretoken, forecast, adumbrate; omen, portend, augur; presage, preindicate, presignify, pretypify. 2. imagine, picture, fancy, consider; presuppose, presurmise …
20prefigure — pre·figure …
