prefigure

/pษนiหfษชษกjษš/

IPA: /P R IY0 F IH1 G Y ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

verb
  1. 1

    To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context).

  2. 2

    To predict or foresee.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prefigure