prefigure
1. [ verb ] imagine or consider beforehand
Examples:

"It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

Related terms: imagine prefiguration
2. [ verb ] indicate by signs
Synonyms: predict portend augur forecast presage bode foreshadow foretell omen prognosticate betoken auspicate
Examples:

"These signs bode bad news"

Related terms: bespeak threaten prophesy omen prognosis auspice
Similar spelling:   prefecture
  prefix