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Definition of “fantasize”

fantasize or fantasise (ˈfæntəˌsaɪz Pronunciation for )

Definitions

verb

  1. when tr, takes a clause as object to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc
  2. intr to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images

Synonyms

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= daydream, imagine, invent, romance, envision, hallucinate, see visions, live in a dream world, build castles in the air, give free rein to the imagination

Translations for 'fantasize'

  • British English: fantasize If you fantasize about an event or situation that you would like to happen, you imagine that it is happening. VERBI fantasized about writing music.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fantasiar
  • Chinese: 幻想
  • European Spanish: fantasear
  • French: fantasmer
  • German: fantasieren
  • Italian: fantasticare
  • Japanese: 空想する
  • Korean: 공상하다
  • Portuguese: fantasiar
  • Spanish: fantasear

Example Sentences Including 'fantasize'

(One can only fantasize about how much he's paid to endorse these products.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
And middle-aged couples are five times more likely to fantasize about owning a dog than having an extra-marital affair.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
As one of Ponty's songs put it," Life is better when you fantasize.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
From the time I did my first movie... I started to fantasize about Oscar.
CBC (2005)
I sometimes fantasize that if it did, we would find Johnny sitting there in his place, ready to play.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
I'd lie there at night and fantasize endlessly about why he'd gone.
Kate Cann GO! (2001)
So you've been known to fantasize about Isobel, have you, I thought as I dialled the three nines.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
Some even fantasize about removing or killing the same-sex parent in order to possess the opposite-sex parent.
Knowles, Jane Love - A User's Guide
You fantasize about the girl in accountingwho has scoliosis.
Maxim (2005)

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