— prefigurative /pree fig"yeuhr euh tiv/ , adj. — prefiguratively , adv. — prefigurativeness , n. — prefigurement , n.
/pree fig"yeuhr/ , v.t., prefigured, prefiguring .
1. to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
2. to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine.
[ 1400-50; late ME praefigurare. See PRE-, FIGURE (v.) ]