fantasize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əˌsaɪz] (General-American)
- [ˈfænəˌsaɪz] (General-American)
- /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/
Etymology
From fantasy + -ize.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
I fantasized about my ideal date.
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(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.
1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic:Not that Mom and I didn't have our "shared experiences" — it's just that I'd like to forget most of them. I'd rather fantasize us together in that little cafe.
1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fantasise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| phantasise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fantasizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| phantasize | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| fantasized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fantasized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fantasizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fantasizer · fantasization · refantasize
Translations (36)
it fantasticare (to indulge in fantasy) · uk фантазува́ти (to indulge in fantasy) · uk фантазува́ти (to portray in the mind) · ca fantasiejar (to portray in the mind) · ca fantasiejar (to indulge in fantasy) · sh фантазирати (to indulge in fantasy) · no fantasere (to indulge in fantasy) · tr kurgulamak (to portray in the mind) · lb fantaséieren (to indulge in fantasy) · hu fantáziál (to portray in the mind) · th เพ้อฝัน (to indulge in fantasy) · sh fantazirati (to indulge in fantasy) · uk сфантазува́ти (to portray in the mind) · fi haaveilla (to indulge in fantasy) · hu fantáziál (to indulge in fantasy) · el φαντάζομαι (to indulge in fantasy) · bg фантазирам си (to portray in the mind) · mi pohewa (to portray in the mind) · lo ເພີ້ຝັນ (to indulge in fantasy) · th ฝันเฟื่อง (to indulge in fantasy) · ka ფანტაზიორობა (to indulge in fantasy) · lo ຈິນຕະນາການ (to indulge in fantasy) · th จินตนาการ (to indulge in fantasy) · fi kuvitella (to indulge in fantasy) · ar تخيّل (to indulge in fantasy) · ro avea fantezii (to indulge in fantasy) · fr rêvasser (to indulge in fantasy) · sv fantisera (to indulge in fantasy) · es fantasear (to indulge in fantasy) · fr fantasmer (to indulge in fantasy) · pt fantasiar (to portray in the mind) · pt fantasiar (to indulge in fantasy) · fi fantasioida (to indulge in fantasy) · el ονειροπολώ (to indulge in fantasy) · ru фантази́ровать (to indulge in fantasy) · bg фантазирам (to indulge in fantasy)