fantasize

verb

fan·ta·size | \ ˈfan-tə-ˌsīz

fantasized; fantasizing

Definition of fantasize

: to indulge in reverie : to create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas doing things I'd fantasized about in my sheltered childhood— Diane Arbus

transitive verb

: to portray in the mind : fancy likes to fantasize herself as very wealthy

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Examples of fantasize in a Sentence

She fantasized that she had won a million dollars. all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury

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The tsars of imperial Russia also fantasized about this land beyond the Snowy Range — the money that could be made from its gold and musk and furs. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019 But Diani isn’t focusing on the start; she’s spent much of this year fantasizing about how this World Cup might end. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "France could be first country to hold men’s and women’s World Cup titles at same time," 26 June 2019

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