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prefigure vs conceive of

conceive of vs prefigure

prefigure and conceive of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prefigure No No Yes No
conceive of No No Yes No
As verbs, conceive of is a hypernym of prefigure; that is, conceive of is a word with a broader meaning than prefigure:
  • prefigure: imagine or consider beforehand
  • conceive of: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Other hypernyms of prefigure include envisage, ideate, imagine.
prefigure (verb) conceive of (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
imagine or consider beforehand
Difference between prefigure and conceive of

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