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prefigure
pre·fig·ure P0520600 (prē-fĭg′yər)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 1900s.2. Archaic To imagine in advance.
[Middle English prefiguren, from Old French prefigurer, from Late Latin praefigūrāre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin figūrāre, to shape (from figūra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·fig′ur·a·tive (-fĭg′yər-ə-tĭv) adj.pre·fig′ur·a·tive·ly adv.pre·fig′ure·ment n.prefigure (priːˈfɪɡə) or prefiguratevb (tr) 1. to represent or suggest in advance2. to imagine or consider beforehand preˈfigurement npre•fig•ure (priˈfɪg yər)
v.t. -ured, -ur•ing. 1. to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow. 2. to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin praefigūrāre. See pre-, figure (v.)] pre•fig′ur•a•tive, adj. pre•fig′ure•ment, n. prefigure
Past participle: prefigured
Gerund: prefiguring
| Imperative |
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| prefigure | | prefigure |
| Present |
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| I prefigure | | you prefigure | | he/she/it prefigures | | we prefigure | | you prefigure | | they prefigure |
| Preterite |
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| I prefigured | | you prefigured | | he/she/it prefigured | | we prefigured | | you prefigured | | they prefigured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am prefiguring | | you are prefiguring | | he/she/it is prefiguring | | we are prefiguring | | you are prefiguring | | they are prefiguring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have prefigured | | you have prefigured | | he/she/it has prefigured | | we have prefigured | | you have prefigured | | they have prefigured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was prefiguring | | you were prefiguring | | he/she/it was prefiguring | | we were prefiguring | | you were prefiguring | | they were prefiguring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had prefigured | | you had prefigured | | he/she/it had prefigured | | we had prefigured | | you had prefigured | | they had prefigured |
| Future |
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| I will prefigure | | you will prefigure | | he/she/it will prefigure | | we will prefigure | | you will prefigure | | they will prefigure |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have prefigured | | you will have prefigured | | he/she/it will have prefigured | | we will have prefigured | | you will have prefigured | | they will have prefigured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be prefiguring | | you will be prefiguring | | he/she/it will be prefiguring | | we will be prefiguring | | you will be prefiguring | | they will be prefiguring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been prefiguring | | you have been prefiguring | | he/she/it has been prefiguring | | we have been prefiguring | | you have been prefiguring | | they have been prefiguring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been prefiguring | | you will have been prefiguring | | he/she/it will have been prefiguring | | we will have been prefiguring | | you will have been prefiguring | | they will have been prefiguring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been prefiguring | | you had been prefiguring | | he/she/it had been prefiguring | | we had been prefiguring | | you had been prefiguring | | they had been prefiguring |
| Conditional |
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| I would prefigure | | you would prefigure | | he/she/it would prefigure | | we would prefigure | | you would prefigure | | they would prefigure |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have prefigured | | you would have prefigured | | he/she/it would have prefigured | | we would have prefigured | | you would have prefigured | | they would have prefigured |
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, foretellthreaten - 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 |
prefigureverb foreshadow, suggest, indicate, intimate, presage, portend, shadow forth, adumbrate, foretoken The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift.prefigureverbTo give an indication of something in advance:adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, presage, prognosticate.Translations
prefigure
Synonyms for prefigureverb foreshadowSynonyms- foreshadow
- suggest
- indicate
- intimate
- presage
- portend
- shadow forth
- adumbrate
- foretoken
Synonyms for prefigureverb to give an indication of something in advanceSynonyms- adumbrate
- augur
- bode
- forecast
- forerun
- foreshadow
- foretell
- foretoken
- portend
- presage
- prognosticate
Synonyms for prefigureverb imagine or consider beforehandRelated Words- conceive of
- envisage
- ideate
- imagine
verb indicate by signsSynonyms- augur
- auspicate
- bode
- foreshadow
- omen
- portend
- presage
- prognosticate
- predict
- betoken
- forecast
- foretell
Related Words- threaten
- bespeak
- betoken
- indicate
- signal
- point
- foreshow
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