prequelize

prequelize verb: to release a prequel to a work.

Verb

prequelize (third-person singular simple present prequelizes, present participle prequelizing, simple past and past participle prequelized)

(informal, transitive) To release a prequel to a work.
- Coordinate term: sequelize
- Psycho has been sequelized, cable-TV prequelized, made into a short-lived TV series, and now it's been remade. Someone in Hollywood keeps trying to franchize^([sic]) this movie with some pretty bad results.1998 December 5, Phineas Narco, “'PSYCHO' SUCKS!!!”, in rec.arts.movies.current-films (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022

Casablanca was prequelized/sequelized in the novel As Time Goes By, by Michael Walsh.1999 August 5, Steve Roby, “Jeter Novels; BR2 & BR3”, in alt.fan.blade-runner (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022:
Also, there's plenty of room in there for Alien 5 to prequelize Alien 4 and sequel Alien 3 and explain that something *did* happen there if indeed it wasn't destroyed.2002 April 21, David Thomas, “LV 426 - the aftrermath. AR is pointless”, in alt.cult-movies.alien (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022:

third-person singular present	prequelizes
present participle	prequelizing
past participle	prequelized
past	prequelized
alternative form	prequelise

From prequel + -ize.

What does prequelize mean?: Prequelize means to release a prequel to a work.
How do you use prequelize in a sentence?: Casablanca was prequelized/sequelized in the novel As Time Goes By, by Michael Walsh.
What part of speech is prequelize?: Prequelize is a verb.
What is the past tense of prequelize?: The past tense of prequelize is prequelized.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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