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prefigure

pre.fig.ure \(')pre--'fig-y*r, esp Brit -'fig-*r\ \-m*nt\ vt [ME 
   prefiguren, fr. LL praefigurare, fr. L prae- pre- + fi]gurare to shape, 
   picture, fr. figura figure 1: to show, suggest, or announce by an 
   antecedent type, image, or likeness  2: to picture or imagine beforehand : 
   FORESEE  - pre.fig.ure.ment n