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envisage vs prefigure

prefigure vs envisage

envisage and prefigure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
envisage No No Yes No
prefigure No No Yes No
As verbs, prefigure is a hyponym of envisage; that is, prefigure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than envisage:
  • envisage: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
  • prefigure: imagine or consider beforehand
Other hyponyms of envisage include envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize, visualise, visualize, envision, foresee, fantasise, fantasize, think, fantasise, fantasize, fantasy, daydream, dream, stargaze, woolgather.
envisage (verb) prefigure (verb)
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case indicate, as with a sign or an omen
imagine or consider beforehand
Difference between envisage and prefigure

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