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foreshow vs prefigure

prefigure vs foreshow

foreshow and prefigure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreshow No No Yes No
prefigure No No Yes No
As verbs, prefigure is a hypernym of foreshow; that is, prefigure is a word with a broader meaning than foreshow:
  • foreshow: foretell by divine inspiration
  • prefigure: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hypernyms of foreshow include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate.
foreshow (verb) prefigure (verb)
foretell by divine inspiration indicate, as with a sign or an omen
imagine or consider beforehand
Difference between foreshow and prefigure

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