transitive verb
-·sized·, -·siz·ing to create or imagine in a fantasy; have daydreams about
Origin of fantasize
fantas(y) + -ize to indulge in fantasies
A child fantasizes about being a superhero.
To fantasize is defined as to imagine or daydream.
When you think about the nice house you'd buy if you won the lottery, this is an example of when you fantasize.
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fantasize
verb
fan·ta·sized, fan·ta·siz·ing, fan·ta·siz·esverb
transitiveTo portray in the mind; imagine.
verb
intransitiveTo indulge in fantasies.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present fantasizes, present participle fantasizing, simple past and past participle fantasized)
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fantasize - Medical Definition
v.
- To portray in the mind; imagine.
- To have fantasies.
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Sentence Examples
- Women are also more likely to fantasize about things they've heard about, but never tried including ménage, group sexual experiences, voyeurism and bondage.
- Still, should he fantasize about a future in football, this sweater vest may banish him to lonely lunchtimes in the school cafeteria and even a passing period trapped in a hall locker.
- Married women who cheat on their spouses are typically not getting the emotional intimacy that they need and may fantasize that the answer lies outside their marriage.
- I've told my friends that still go to his school that I'm over him... but I feel like I'm only half over him... because I'll still fantasize and dream about him.
- I've told my friends that still go to his school that I'm over him... but I feel like I'm only half over him... because I'll still fantasize and dream about him.
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WORDS NEAR fantasize IN THE DICTIONARY
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