prefigure

• Verbo que indica antecipar, representar ou servir como sinal inicial daquilo que acontecerá no futuro; também pode significar ser um protótipo ou símbolo antecipado de algo.

A verb used to indicate the act of suggesting, representing, or being an early sign of something that will happen in the future.

1. Imagine or consider beforehandC1formal

   To imagine, picture, or conceive of something before it happens.

   Imaginar de antemão

   • The artist prefigured the final painting in his sketches.
   • She prefigured the difficulties of the journey in her mind.
   • The novel prefigures a dystopian future.

   Sinônimosanticipateenvisageenvisionforeseeimaginepicturepreconceive

   Antônimosdisregardforgetignoreoverlook

2. Indicate by signsC1formal

   To be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future.

   Pressagiar

   • The early frost prefigured a harsh winter.
   • His sudden silence prefigured the bad news.
   • The economic downturn prefigured the company's collapse.

   Sinônimosaugurbetokenforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendpresageprognosticate