v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prefigured p. pr. & vb. n. Prefiguring. ] [ F. préfigurer, or L. praefigurare, praefiguratum; prae before + figurare to figure. See Figure, and cf. Prefigurate. ] To show, suggest, or announce, by antecedent types and similitudes; to foreshadow. “Whom all the various types prefigured.” South. [ 1913 Webster ]