What is the meaning of prefigure?

Imagine or consider beforehand.
- usage: "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
Indicate by signs.
- usage: "These signs bode bad news"
- synonyms: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, forecast, predict

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