fantasize

verb — 2 senses

fantasize

verb

US /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/

Etymology From fantasy + -ize.

1

British, English, Oxford, US To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.

I fantasized about my ideal date.

2

British, English, Oxford, US To portray in the mind, using fantasy.

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:
Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic:

Derived terms: fantasization, fantasizer, refantasize

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