Meaning ofprefigurein English

Verb

1. to indicate or suggest something beforehand; foreshadow
   The old legend seems to prefigure the actual events that unfolded years later.
2. to symbolize or represent a future idea (in a biblical sense)
   The prophet's words were thought to prefigure the coming of a great leader.
3. to predict or foresee a future event
   The strange dream prefigured the disaster that would soon strike the city.