pre·fig·ure

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• pre|fig|ure — «pree FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. 1. to represent beforehand by a figure or type: »In one painting of Christ, His shadow is that of a cross, prefiguring the Crucifixion. 2. to imagine or picture to oneself beforehand: »My first… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|fig|ure|ment — «pree FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. the act of prefiguring …   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