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fan·ta·size
(făn′tə-sīz′)v. fan·ta·sized, fan·ta·siz·ing, fan·ta·siz·es
v. tr.
To portray in the mind; imagine.
v. intr.
To have fantasies.
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fantasize
(ˈfæntəˌsaɪz) orfantasise
vb
1. (when: tr, takes a clause as object) to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc
2. (intr) to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images
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fan•ta•size
(ˈfæn təˌsaɪz)v. -sized, -siz•ing. v.i.
1. to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often fol. by about).
v.t. 2. imagine.
[1925–30]
fan′ta•siz`er, n.
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fantasize
Past participle: fantasized
Gerund: fantasizing
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| Verb | 1. |  fantasize - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
| 2. |  fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
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fantasize
verb daydream, imagine, invent, romance, envision, hallucinate, see visions, live in a dream world, build castles in the air, give free rein to the imagination I fantasized about writing music.
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fantasize
verb1. To form mental images of:
Informal: feature.
2. To experience dreams or daydreams:
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fantasize
[ˈfæntəsaɪz] fantasise (British) vi → fantasmer, rêver
to fantasize about sth → rêver de qch
to fantasize about doing sth → rêver de faire qch
to fantasize about sb → fantasmer sur qn
to fantasize about sth → rêver de qch
to fantasize about doing sth → rêver de faire qch
to fantasize about sb → fantasmer sur qn
vt
to fantasize (that) ... → se plaire à imaginer que ...
to fantasize (that) ... → se plaire à imaginer que ...
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fantasize
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fantasize
vi fantasearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.