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prefigure vs indicate

indicate vs prefigure

prefigure and indicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prefigure No No Yes No
indicate No No Yes No
As verbs, indicate is a hypernym of prefigure; that is, indicate is a word with a broader meaning than prefigure:
  • prefigure: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
  • indicate: be a signal for or a symptom of
Other hypernyms of prefigure include bespeak, betoken, point, signal.
prefigure (verb) indicate (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen to state or express briefly
imagine or consider beforehand be a signal for or a symptom of
give evidence of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
Difference between prefigure and indicate

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