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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 2025
préfiguré
préfiguré
French
Verb
préfiguré m (feminine singular préfigurée, masculine plural préfigurés, feminine plural préfigurées)
- past participle of préfigurer