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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.
[L. proe, before, and figuro, to fashion.]
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

préfigure

préfigure

See also: prefigure, préfiguré, and prefiguré

French

Verb

préfigure

  1. first-person singular present indicative of préfigurer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of préfigurer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of préfigurer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of préfigurer
  5. second-person singular imperative of préfigurer

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