Dictionary entries for 'prefigurement'

Synonyms

augury
forerunner
foretoken
omen
portent
presage
prognostic
prognostication
sign

pre·fig·ure (prē-fĭǵyər)

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

transitive verb: -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.

derivatives

pre·fiǵur·a·tive: adjective
pre·fiǵur·a·tive·ly: adverb
pre·fiǵure·ment: noun

transitive verb: -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition