fantasize
1fantasize — 1926, from FANTASY (Cf. fantasy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Fantasized; fantasizing. An earlier verb was fantasticate (c.1600) …
2fantasize — (Amer.) fan·ta·size || fæntÉ™saɪz v. daydream, indulge in reverie, indulge in fantasy; imagine, dream up (also fantasise) …
3fantasize — [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 …
4fantasize — (also fantasise) ► VERB ▪ indulge in daydreaming or speculation about something desired. DERIVATIVES fantasist noun …
5fantasize — [fant′ə sīz΄] vt. fantasized, fantasizing [ FANTAS(Y) + IZE] to create or imagine in a fantasy; have daydreams about vi. to indulge in fantasies …
6fantasize — 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 …
7fantasize — 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… …
8fantasize — 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… …
9fantasize — [[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 …
10fantasize — 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.… …