prefigure

Meaning

Verb

1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
2. To predict or foresee.

Noun

That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

Synonyms

foreshadow

predict

presage

portend

betoken

prognosticate

forecast

foretell

augur

omen

auspicate

bode

forebode

indicate

foreshow

intend

mean

picture

project

purport

purpose

refer

see

👀

shadow

stand for

think

🤔

think of

vaticinate

visualise

visualize

scry

design

aim

pretypify

designate

destine

divine

envision

fancy

fantasize

figure

foresee

harbinger

have in mind

image

imagine

imply

import

Translations

prefigurare

préfigurer

prefigurar

تنبّأ

تكهن

تنبأ

بشر

دل

أنذر ب

دل على

أذن ب

دلّ على

عرف مسبقا

تنبأ بالمستقبل

توقع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prefiguren

In summary

From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).