prefigure

verb pre·fig·ure \ˌprē-ˈfi-gyər, especially British -ˈfi-gər\

: to show or suggest (something that will happen or exist at a future time)

Full Definition of PREFIGURE

transitive verb

: to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness

: to picture or imagine beforehand

— pre·fig·ure·ment \-mənt\ noun

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Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare, from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure

First Known Use: 15th century

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