fantasize
English
editAlternative forms
edit- fantasise (non-Oxford British English)
- phantasise (non-Oxford British English, dated)
- phantasize (dated)
Etymology
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editfantasize (third-person singular simple present fantasizes, present participle fantasizing, simple past and past participle fantasized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)
- (intransitive) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
- I fantasized about my ideal date.
- (intransitive, transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
- 1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 9:
- 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.
- 1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic:
- Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.
Translations
editto indulge in fantasy
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to portray in the mind
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References
edit- ^ “fantasize, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “fantasize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.