prefigure

pre·fig·ure  (pr-fgyr)

tr.v. pre·fig·ured, pre·fig·ur·ing, pre·fig·ures

1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow: The paintings of Paul Cézanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20th century.

2. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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[Middle English prefiguren, from Old French prefigurer, from Late Latin praefigrre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin figrre, to shape (from figra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]

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pre·figur·a·tive (-fgyr--tv) adj.

pre·figur·a·tive·ly adv.

pre·figure·ment n.

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prefigure [priːˈfɪgə]

vb (tr)

1. to represent or suggest in advance

2. to imagine or consider beforehand

prefigurement  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
	2.	prefigure - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, prognosticate, predict, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration

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prefigure

verb foreshadow, suggest, indicate, intimate, presage, portend, shadow forth, adumbrate, foretoken The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift.

Translations

prefigure [priːˈfɪgəʳ] VT → prefigurar

prefigure [ˌpriːˈfɪgə^r] vt → préfigurer

prefigure

vt (= indicate) → anzeigen, ankündigen; (= imagine beforehand) → sich (dat) → ausmalen

prefigure [priːˈfɪgəʳ] vt (Art) → prefigurare