fantasize

American  

[fan-tuh-sahyz] / ˈfæn təˌsaɪz /

especially British, fantasise or phantasize

verb (used without object)

fantasized, fantasizing

1. to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed byabout ).

   to fantasize about the ideal job.

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verb (used with object)

fantasized, fantasizing

1. to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine.

   to fantasize a trip through space.

fantasize British  

/ ˈfæntəˌsaɪz /

verb

1. to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc

2. (intr) to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images

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Other Word Forms

• fantasizer noun

Etymology

Origin of fantasize

First recorded in 1925–30; fantas(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

I didn’t want it to be this person who’s a complete introvert, nerd, not of this world, fantasizing about being this superhero.

From Los Angeles Times

Between sets on stage, the two would often take breaks to fantasize about fame.

From Los Angeles Times

“If I did nothing but eat and lift for six months,” a football fan might fantasize, “I could be a walk-on at the next Jets training camp.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The empathic distance that reality TV affords still allows us to not only delight in the Traitors’ impressive murder run but perhaps fantasize as to how well we’d perform in their place.

From Salon

Walter Mitty is a term sometimes used to describe a person who fantasizes about a life more interesting and exciting than their own.

From BBC

Related Words

• daydream
• hallucinate