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prefigure
DEFINITIONS OF:
prefigure
1
v
imagine or consider beforehand
“It wasn't as bad as I had
prefigured
”
Type of:
conceive of
,
envisage
,
ideate
,
imagine
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
v
indicate by signs
Synonyms:
augur
,
auspicate
,
betoken
,
bode
,
forecast
,
foreshadow
,
foretell
,
omen
,
portend
,
predict
,
presage
,
prognosticate
Types:
threaten
to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
foreshow
foretell by divine inspiration
Type of:
bespeak
,
betoken
,
indicate
,
point
,
signal
be a signal for or a symptom of
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