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Anticipated vs Prefigure - What's the difference?

anticipated | prefigure |

As verbs the difference between anticipated and prefigure

is that anticipated is past tense of anticipate while prefigure is to show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context.

As an adjective anticipated

is expected to arrive; scheduled.

anticipated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • expected to arrive; scheduled

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (anticipate)

    • prefigure

    English

    Verb

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

    • Synonyms

    * presage * portend * foreshadow * announce

    Derived terms

    * prefigurement