1. to show or suggest beforehand; to foreshadow or anticipate
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘prefigure’

Examples

• The early storm prefigures a harsh winter ahead.
• Her childhood interest in animals prefigures her later career as a veterinarian.
• The author’s first novel prefigures many themes found in his later works.
• The economic downturn prefigures potential changes in government policy.
• This small protest prefigures a larger movement for social change.
• The artist’s early sketches prefigure the masterpiece he would create years later.