prefigure

[ pree-fig-yer ]

/ priˈfɪg yər /

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verb (used with object), pre·fig·ured, pre·fig·ur·ing.

to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.

to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine.

Origin of prefigure

1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin praefigūrāre.See pre-, figure (v.)

OTHER WORDS FROM prefigure

pre·fig·ur·a·tive

[pree-fig-yer-uh-tiv], /priˈfɪg yər ə tɪv/, adjectivepre·fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverbpre·fig·ur·a·tive·ness, nounpre·fig·ure·ment, noun

un·pre·fig·ured, adjective

Words nearby prefigure

preferred ordinary shares, preferred position, preferred-provider organization, preferred stock, prefiguration, prefigure, prefinished, prefix, preflight, preform, preformation

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Example sentences from the Web for prefigure

The querulous, interconnected pamphlets printed in seventeenth-century Europe prefigure the culture of modern blogging.
Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It|Nick Romeo|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Germans prefigure this better age, and are leading the rest of the world into it.
Egotism in German Philosophy|George Santayana
He felt that such a change as that might prefigure other changes still more painful and frightsome.
The Squire of Sandal-Side|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
And now that she could begin to sit up it did prefigure recovery.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas

There is no trace of a capillitium, unless a few occasional threads in the wall of Tubulina prefigure such a structure.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan
Joined eyebrows and lobeless ear have been held by learned folk to prefigure some temper, Wat!
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for prefigure

prefigure

/ (priːˈfɪɡə) /

verb (tr)

to represent or suggest in advance

to imagine or consider beforehand

Derived forms of prefigure

prefigurement, noun

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单词	prefigure
释义	prefigure [ pree-fig-yer ] / priˈfɪg yər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prefigure ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pre·fig·ured, pre·fig·ur·ing. to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow. to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine. Origin of prefigure 1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin praefigūrāre.See pre-, figure (v.) OTHER WORDS FROM prefigure pre·fig·ur·a·tive [pree-fig-yer-uh-tiv], /priˈfɪg yər ə tɪv/, adjectivepre·fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverbpre·fig·ur·a·tive·ness, nounpre·fig·ure·ment, noun un·pre·fig·ured, adjective Words nearby prefigure preferred ordinary shares, preferred position, preferred-provider organization, preferred stock, prefiguration, prefigure, prefinished, prefix, preflight, preform, preformation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prefigure The querulous, interconnected pamphlets printed in seventeenth-century Europe prefigure the culture of modern blogging. Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It\|Nick Romeo\|October 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Germans prefigure this better age, and are leading the rest of the world into it. Egotism in German Philosophy\|George Santayana He felt that such a change as that might prefigure other changes still more painful and frightsome. The Squire of Sandal-Side\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr And now that she could begin to sit up it did prefigure recovery. A Little Girl in Old Salem\|Amanda Minnie Douglas There is no trace of a capillitium, unless a few occasional threads in the wall of Tubulina prefigure such a structure. The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio\|A. P. Morgan Joined eyebrows and lobeless ear have been held by learned folk to prefigure some temper, Wat! The Men of the Moss-Hags\|S. R. Crockett British Dictionary definitions for prefigure prefigure / (priːˈfɪɡə) / verb (tr) to represent or suggest in advance to imagine or consider beforehand Derived forms of prefigure prefigurement, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prefigure foreshadow, typify, foretell, presage, suggest, adumbrate, indicate, imagine, symbolize, type
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prefigure

verb (used with object), pre·fig·ured, pre·fig·ur·ing.

Origin of prefigure

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verb (tr)

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