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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
prefigure
prefigure
English
Verb
prefigure (third-person singular simple present prefigures, present participle prefiguring, simple past and past participle prefigured)
- To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context)
- To predict or foresee
Synonyms
Derived terms
Spanish
Verb
prefigure
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of prefigurar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of prefigurar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of prefigurar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of prefigurar.