- prefigurate
- \\prēˈfigyəˌrāt\ transitive verb
Etymology: Late Latin praefiguratus, past participle of praefigurare to prefigure
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Prefigurate — Pre*fig u*rate, v. t. [L. praefiguratus, p. p. See {Prefigure}.] To prefigure. [R.] Grafton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefigurate — index portend, presage, presuppose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefigurate — pre·fig·u·rate … English syllables
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prefigured — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prefiguring — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portend — I verb adumbrate, announce, augur, augurate, auspicate, be an omen, be harbinger, betoken, bode, caution, divine, forebode, forecast, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, give token, herald, indicate, indicate beforehand, menace,… … Law dictionary
presage — I verb adumbrate, advise, announce in advance, anticipate, augur, augurari, augurate, auspicate, betoken, bode, divine, envision, forebode, forecast, foreknow, foresee, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, have a presentiment,… … Law dictionary
presuppose — I verb assume, be biased, be inclined to think, be jaundiced, be prejudiced, believe, conjecture, count upon, decide beforehand, decide in advance, deduce, deem, determine beforehand, determine in advance, divine, draw an inference, estimate,… … Law dictionary
