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Added 9 October 2026

prefigure

/pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/ verb

Latin root: praefigurare Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prefigure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Imagine or consider beforehand.
It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
Indicate, as with a sign or an omen.
These signs bode bad news

Origin

From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).

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