transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare, from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure Date: 15th century to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness, to picture or imagine beforehand ; foresee , ~ment noun
PREFIGURE
Meaning of PREFIGURE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012