fantasize

fantasize
[[t]fæ̱ntəsaɪz[/t]]
fantasizes, fantasizing, fantasized
(in BRIT, also use fantasise)
1) VERB If you fantasize about an event or situation that you would like to happen, you give yourself pleasure by imagining that it is happening, although it is untrue or unlikely to happen.

[V about n/-ing] I fantasised about writing music...

[V that] Her husband died in 1967, although she fantasised that he was still alive. [Also V -ing]

2) VERB If someone fantasizes, they try to excite themselves sexually by imagining a particular person or situation.

Research has shown that men are likely to fantasize far more frequently than women...

[V about/over n] I tried to fantasize about Christine: those wondering blue eyes, that coppery red hair of hers. [Also V n]


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • fantasize — 1926, from FANTASY (Cf. fantasy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Fantasized; fantasizing. An earlier verb was fantasticate (c.1600) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fantasize — (Amer.) fan·ta·size || fæntÉ™saɪz v. daydream, indulge in reverie, indulge in fantasy; imagine, dream up (also fantasise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fantasize — [v] dream about desires build castles in air*, daydream, envision, hallucinate, head trip*, imagine, invent, live in a dream world*, moon, romance, trip out*, woolgather*; concept 17 …   New thesaurus

  • fantasize — (also fantasise) ► VERB ▪ indulge in daydreaming or speculation about something desired. DERIVATIVES fantasist noun …   English terms dictionary

  • fantasize — [fant′ə sīz΄] vt. fantasized, fantasizing [ FANTAS(Y) + IZE] to create or imagine in a fantasy; have daydreams about vi. to indulge in fantasies …   English World dictionary

  • fantasize — UK [ˈfæntəsaɪz] / US [ˈfæntəˌsaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms fantasize : present tense I/you/we/they fantasize he/she/it fantasizes present participle fantasizing past tense fantasized past participle fantasized a) to imagine that …   English dictionary

  • fantasize — fan|ta|size [ fæntə,saız ] verb intransitive or transitive to imagine that something pleasant, exciting, or unusual is happening to you: fantasize about: We all fantasize about what we d do if we won the Lottery. fantasize that: I used to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fantasize — fan|ta|size also fantasise BrE [ˈfæntəsaız] v [I and T] to imagine that you are doing something which is very pleasant or exciting, but which is very unlikely to happen fantasize about ▪ Sometimes she fantasized about buying a boat and sailing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fantasize — also ise BrE verb (I, T) to imagine something strange, or very pleasant happening to you : fantasize (that): I used to fantasize that my real parents were famous movie stars. (+ about): She would fantasize about her future life with Kyle.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fantasize — fantasizer, n. /fan teuh suyz /, v., fantasized, fantasizing. v.i. 1. to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often fol. by about): to fantasize about the ideal job. v.t. 2. to create in one s fancy,… …   Universalium

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