prefigure
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pre·fig·ure
(prē-fĭg'yər) 
tr.v., -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.
prefiguratively pre·fig'ur·a·tive·ly adv.
prefigurement pre·fig'ure·ment n.
tr.v., -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.
- 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.
- 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.
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categories related to 'prefigure'
- Belief and Conception - prefigure: picture or imagine beforehand
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Prefigure
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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