1. 预示；预兆
If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen.

1. indicate by signs

e.g. These signs bode bad news

Synonym: bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellforecastpredict

2. imagine or consider beforehand

e.g. It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured