Prefigure \Pre*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefigured; p. pr. & vb. n. Prefiguring.]

[F. pr['e]figurer, 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. [1913 Webster]

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prefigure

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Prefigure \Pre*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefigured; p. pr. & vb. n. Prefiguring.]

[F. pr['e]figurer, 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)