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Definition of prefigure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prefigure

verb

NAmE//ˌpriˈfɪɡyər//

prefigure something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they prefigure

he / she / it prefigures

past simple prefigured

-ing form prefiguring

to suggest or show something that will happen in the future These early paintings clearly prefigure his later work.

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