Home › Words › P › prophetizeprophetizeprophetize means to act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.EtymologyFrom Middle English prophetise, from Old French prophetisier, from Latin prophētizō, from Ancient Greek προφητίζω (prophētízō, “to prophesy”). By surface analysis, prophet + -ize.verbTo act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.prophesy 76% match — To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. vs prophetize →prophesier 75% match — A person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet. vs prophetize →prophetism 71% match — The work of prophets; prophecy. vs prophetize →propheteering 70% match — Acting as a prophet in order to obtain money; making profit from prophecy. vs prophetize →prophetical 68% match — prophetic vs prophetize →prophetic 66% match — Having the ability to prophesize; prescient. vs prophetize →prophet 65% match — Someone who speaks by divine inspiration. vs prophetize →prophetess 64% match — A female prophet. vs prophetize →