Meaning of prefigure

pre•fig•ure

Pronunciation: (prē-fig'yur), [key]

— -ured, -ur•ing.

to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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prefigure (Thesaurus)

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