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English
Etymology
From Latin praefiguratus. Equivalent to pre- + figurate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹiːˈfɪɡəɹeɪt/, /pɹiːˈfɪɡjʊɹeɪt/
Verb
prefigurate (third-person singular simple present prefigurates, present participle prefigurating, simple past and past participle prefigurated)
- (transitive) To prefigure.
1569, Richard Grafton, “The First Age, and First Part of this Chronicle”, in A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande , volume I, London: Henry Denham, , for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey Toye, →OCLC, page 7:This Mathuſalah or Mathuſalem, as the holy ſcripture ſayth, was of longeſt lyfe, and being borne in the viij. generation from Adam did prefigurate the .viij. age of the world, which ſhall be the time of the Reſurrection, which ſhall begin in the laſt day, and neuer after ſhall haue ende.
References
“prefigurate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
prefigurate
- inflection of prefigurare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
prefigurate f pl
- feminine plural of prefigurato
Spanish
Verb
prefigurate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of prefigurar combined with te