To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context). / To predict or foresee.

That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

simple past tense and past participle of prefigure

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefigure

plural of prefigurement

The act of prefiguring; prefiguration. / That which is prefigured.

A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished. / Something that prefigures.

(transitive) To prefigure.

present participle of prefigure

(gerund of prefigure) A specific instance in which something is prefigured