fan·ta·size

[fan-tuh-sahyz] verb, fan·ta·sized, fan·ta·siz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about ): to fantasize about the ideal job.
verb (used with object)
2.
to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine: to fantasize a trip through space.
Also, phantasize.
Also, especially British, fan·ta·sise.


Origin:
1925–30; fantas(y) + -ize

fan·ta·siz·er, noun
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fantasize or fantasise (ˈfæntəˌsaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (when tr, takes a clause as object)
1.  to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc
2.  (intr) to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images
 
fantasise or fantasise
 
vb

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Word Origin & History

fantasize
1926, from fantasy + -ize. Related: Fantasized; fantasizing.
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Example sentences
It makes for a great photo and many people fantasize about staying in an over
  water bungalow.
Boys can fantasize about life as a pirate on a small model ship, or be a race
  car driver in a plastic car.
These things are not outside the natural world unless you have to use that
  definition to fantasize about their existence.
It was a time to fantasize about the unlimited possibilities of summer.
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