Origin: Latin
suffix -ure
Prefigure has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.
Verb
1
imagine or consider beforehand
"It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
2
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
"These signs bode bad news"
3
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context).
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