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Webster 1913 Edition
Prefigure
Pre-fig′ure
(?; 135)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prefigured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prefiguring
.] [F.
préfigurer
, or L. praefigurare
, praefiguratum
; prae
before + figurare
to figure. See Figure
, and cf. Prefigurate
.] To show, suggest, or announce, by antecedent types and similitudes; to foreshadow.
“Whom all the various types prefigured.” South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prefigure
PREFIG'URE
,Verb.
T.
To exhibit by antecedent representation, or by types and similitude.
In the Old Testament, things are prefigured, which are performed in the New.
Definition 2024
préfigure
préfigure
French
Verb
préfigure
- first-person singular present indicative of préfigurer
- third-person singular present indicative of préfigurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of préfigurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of préfigurer
- second-person singular imperative of préfigurer