Fantasize
/ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
"I fantasized about my ideal date."
- 2 portray in the mind wordnet
- 3 To portray in the mind, using fantasy. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive
"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."
- 4 indulge in fantasies wordnet
Example
More examples"I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble hell."
Etymology
From fantasy + -ize.