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fantasticate

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[fan-tas-ti-keyt] / fænˈtæs tɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

fantasticated, fantasticating

  1. to make or render fantastic.

Etymology

Origin of fantasticate

First recorded in 1590–1600; fantastic + -ate 1

Example Sentences

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“There is a definite attempt to heighten reality,” Mr. Walton told the New York Times in 1991, explaining his approach to “Mary Poppins,” “to fantasticate it, and try to make it a matter of delight.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

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