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prefigure - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'prefigure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prefigure [ v. t.]
- To show, suggest, or announce, by antecedent types and similitudes; to foreshadow.

Meaning of 'prefigure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prefigure [ v]
Meaning (1):
- imagine or consider beforehand
Example in sentence:
  • It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
Meaning (2):
- indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Example in sentence:
  • These signs bode bad news