prefigure

Verb
  1. Imagine or consider beforehand (synset 201640535)
    "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
    is a type of: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
  2. Indicate, as with a sign or an omen (synset 200873606)
    "These signs bode bad news"
    is a type of: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal - be a signal for or a symptom of
    subtypes:
    • threaten - to be a menacing indication of something
    • foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
    same as: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate

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