In one painting of Christ, His shadow is that of a cross, prefiguring the Crucifixion.
My first sensations…were far from being so flattering as I had prefigured them (Laurence Sterne).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|fig|ure|ment — «pree FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. the act of prefiguring … Useful english dictionary
pre·fig·ure — … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
fig — cap·ri·fig; con·fig·u·ral; con·fig·u·rate; con·fig·u·ra·tion·al; con·fig·u·ra·tion·ism; dis·fig·ure·ment; dis·fig·ur·er; dis·fig·ur·ing·ly; ef·fig·ial; ef·fig·i·ate; fig; fig·ging; fig·gy; fig·ment; Fig; fig·ur·able; fig·ur·al; fig·u·rant;… … English syllables
prefigure — pre•fig•ure [[t]priˈfɪg yər[/t]] v. t. ured, ur•ing 1) to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow 2) to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < LL praefigūrāre. See pre , figure… … From formal English to slang
prefigure — pre|fig|ure [ˌpri:ˈfıgə US gjər] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: praefigurare, from Latin figurare to shape, picture ] formal to be a sign that something will happen later … Dictionary of contemporary English
prefigure — pre|fig|ure [ pri fıgjər ] verb transitive FORMAL to have qualities that represent or suggest something that is going to happen or exist later … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prefigurement — pre·fig·ure·ment … 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
