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/pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/ · verb
(often in a Biblical context) To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand..
Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, all prefigure NRx urban futures.
Quite different is the way in which the tomboy girled the rebel narrative. In recent years, queer theorists have taken a deep interest in the tomboy as a prefigure for the butch dyke.
In his influential commentary (the Moralia) Gregory the Great interpreted the protagonist typologically as a prefigure of Christ and of the Church persecuted.
Use prefigure when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prefigure means (often in a Biblical context) To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand..
Common synonyms include presage, portend, forereckon, foreshadow.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, all prefigure NRx urban futures.
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