pretypify

pretypify
/pree tip"euh fuy'/, v.t., pretypified, pretypifying.
to foreshadow or prefigure the type of: The father's personality pretypified his son's.
[1650-60; PRE- + TYPIFY]

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  • Pretypify — Pre*typ i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretypified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretypifying}.] To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pretypify — pre·typify …   English syllables

  • pretypify — /ˌpriˈtɪpəfaɪ/ (say .pree tipuhfuy) verb (t) (pretypified, pretypifying) to typify beforehand; prefigure …  

  • pretypify — (ˈ)prē+ transitive verb Etymology: pre + typify : to typify earlier : prefigure …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pretypified — Pretypify Pre*typ i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretypified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretypifying}.] To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pretypifying — Pretypify Pre*typ i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretypified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretypifying}.] To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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