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Definition of Fantasize
1. Verb. Indulge in fantasies. "He is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
Generic synonyms: Conceive Of, Envisage, Ideate, Imagine
Derivative terms: Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy
2. Verb. Portray in the mind. "He is fantasizing the ideal wife"
Definition of Fantasize
1. Verb. (intransitive usually with ''about'') To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fantasize
1. [v -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fantasize
Literary usage of Fantasize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"Guess or fantasize what you think was really on the writer's mind. • Assume that
soon before the author wrote this piece, he or she did something very ..."
2. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"When you feel cravings, fantasize about controlled use, or begin to daydream
about how nice things were when you used • stimulants, review the names on this ..."
3. Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty by Gary MacDougal (2005)
"I fantasize about foundation annual reports that, ... I also fantasize about
improving foundation responsiveness in other ways, such as term limits for ..."
4. Figuring It Out by Nicole Bautista (2006)
"The fact that since I've begun to accept myself as gay, my ability to fantasize
has come back. It's like I'm now allowing myself to have all these thoughts ..."
5. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"Everyone truly alive wants to walk up to the edge of a precipice to look down
and fantasize their fall. It angers me when people won't look. ..."
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