prefigure

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pre·fig·ure / prēˈfigyər/ • v. [tr.] 1. be an early indication or version of (something): the Hussite movement prefigured the Reformation.2. archaic imagine beforehand: she had prefigured her small pilgrimage as made in solitude.DERIVATIVES: pre·fig·u·ra·tion / prēˌfigyəˈrāshən/ n.pre·fig·ur·a·tive / prēˈfigyərətiv/ adj.pre·fig·ure·ment n.

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