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to prefigure
01
to perceive something as a sign that indicates the occurrence of something good or evil
Transitive: to prefigure a future event
Examples
The sudden appearance of black cats was believed to prefigure bad luck in the old superstitions.
The positive feedback from early users seemed to prefigure the success of the new software.
02
to form a mental picture or idea of something before it happens
Transitive: to prefigure sth
Old useExamples
She prefigured the excitement of seeing her family after a long trip.
The author prefigured the story ’s climax while outlining the plot.
Lexical Tree
prefigure
figure
