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      prefigure
      verb
      indicate, as with a sign or an omen
      imagine or consider beforehand
      Roots
      praepre- · Latin · before, in frontfingo-fig · Latin · shape, form
      Synonyms for prefigure
      foreshadowvpresagevforetellvbetokenvprognosticatevpredictvaugurvforebodevpretypifyvforecastnpresignifyvforeseevvaticinatevforetokenn
      Words related to prefigure
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      Where does prefigure come from?

      The word prefigure breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -fig, from Latin fingo (“shape, form”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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