prefigure

tr.v., -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.

1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow: The paintings of Paul Cézanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20th century.
2. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

[Middle English prefiguren, from Old French prefigurer, from Late Latin praefigūrāre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin figūrāre, to shape (from figūra, shape).]

prefigurative pre·fig'ur·a·tive (-fĭg'yər-ə-tĭv) adj.
prefiguratively pre·fig'ur·a·tive·ly adv.
prefigurement pre·fig'ure·ment n.

verb

To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, presage, prognosticate. See foresight, show/hide.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: imagine or consider beforehand

Meaning #2: indicate by signs
  Synonyms: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, forecast, predict

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bebude, forstille sig på forhånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
van te voren vorm geven, voorzien

Français (French)
v. tr. - préfigurer, être le précurseur de, imaginer d'avance

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorher darstellen, sich vorstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προεικονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
prefigurare, far presentire, adombrare, immaginarsi, figurarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prefigurar

Русский (Russian)
знаменовать, заранее представить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prefigurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förebåda, symbolisera, föreställa sig (på förhand)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预示, 预想

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預示, 預想

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 모양을 미리 나타내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前もって示す, 予想する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتصور أمر ما قبل حدوثه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיאר מראש באמצעות אותיות או מספרים, תיאר לעצמו, דמיין מראש‬

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