英语词汇“prefigure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	prefigure
释义	Trends of prefigure View usage for: prefigure (priːfɪgəʳ, US -gjər) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense prefigures, present participle prefiguring, past tense, past participle prefigured verb If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen. [formal] ...the 19th-century photographer, inventor and showman who pioneered photographictechniques that prefigured modern cinema. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of prefigure prefigure in British English (priːˈfɪɡə) or prefigurate (priːˈfɪɡjʊˌreɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to represent or suggest in advance 2. to imagine or consider beforehand Derived forms prefigurement (preˈfigurement) noun prefigure in American English (priˈfɪgjər; priˈfɪgjʊr) verb transitiveWord forms: preˈfigured or preˈfiguring 1. to suggest beforehand; be an antecedent figure or type of; foreshadow 2. to picture to oneself, or imagine, beforehand Derived forms prefigurative (preˈfigurative) (priˈfɪgjʊrətɪv; priˈfɪgjərətɪv) adjective prefiguratively (preˈfiguratively) adverb prefigurativeness (preˈfigurativeness) noun prefigurement (preˈfigurement) noun Word origin ME prefiguren < LL(Ec) praefigurare < L prae-, pre- + figurare, to fashion: see figure Synonyms of 'prefigure' foreshadow, suggest, indicate, intimate imagine, consider, picture, fancy More Synonyms of prefigure 1 (verb) in the sense of foreshadow Definition to represent or suggest in advance The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift. Synonyms foreshadow Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. suggest The figures suggest that their success is conditional on this restriction. indicate She has indicated that she might resign. intimate She intimated that she was contemplating leaving the company. presage Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. portend Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. shadow forth adumbrate foretoken 2 (verb) in the sense of imagine Definition to imagine beforehand Synonyms imagine Looking back, I think I must have imagined the whole thing. consider picture She pictured herself working with animals. fancy She fancied he was trying to hide a smile. presuppose All your arguments presuppose that he is a rational man. Additional synonyms in the sense of adumbrate Synonyms foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy, augur, presage, foretell, prefigure, portend, prognosticate in the sense of fancy Definition to think or suppose She fancied he was trying to hide a smile. Synonyms suppose, think, believe, imagine, guess (informal), reckon, conceive, infer, conjecture, surmise, think likely, be inclined to think in the sense of indicate Definition to be or give a sign or symptom of She has indicated that she might resign. Synonyms imply, suggest, hint, intimate, signify, insinuate, give someone to understand Nearby words of prefigure preference preferential preferment prefigure pregnancy pregnant prehistoric Synonyms of 'prefigure' prefigure Explore 'prefigure' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of intimate Definition to make (something) known in an indirect way She intimated that she was contemplating leaving the company. Synonyms suggest, indicate, hint, imply, warn, allude, let it be known, insinuate, give (someone) to understand, drop a hint, tip (someone) the wink (British, informal) in the sense of picture Definition to visualize or imagine She pictured herself working with animals. Synonyms imagine, see, envision, visualize, conceive of, fantasize about, conjure up an image of, see in the mind's eye in the sense of portend Definition to be an omen of Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. Synonyms foretell, promise, threaten, indicate, predict, point to, herald, warn of, omen, bode, foreshadow, bespeak, augur, harbinger, presage, forewarn, betoken, prognosticate, adumbrate, foretoken, vaticinate (rare) in the sense of presage Definition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms portend, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretoken in the sense of presuppose Definition to take for granted All your arguments presuppose that he is a rational man. Synonyms presume, consider, accept, suppose, assume, take it, imply, take for granted, postulate (formal), posit, take as read in the sense of suggest Definition to give a hint of The figures suggest that their success is conditional on this restriction. Synonyms indicate, show, demonstrate, give the impression, lead you to believe
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