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pre·fig·ure
 prefigure
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- pronunciation:
- pri
fIg
y
 r
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prefigures, prefiguring, prefigured |
| definition 1: |
to give an earlier indication, image, or representation of; foreshadow.
- similar words:
- prophesy
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| definition 2: |
to have an image of beforehand; imagine.
- similar words:
- image, imagine
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| related words: |
forecast, foretell, portend |
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| derivations: |
prefigurative (adj.), prefiguratively (adv.) |
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