fantasize
/ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/US/ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/
fantasize verb: to indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
Verb
fantasize (third-person singular simple present fantasizes, present participle fantasizing, simple past and past participle fantasized)
- To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
- I fantasized about my ideal date.
- To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
- 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.1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 9
- Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic
fantasize meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Thai
fantasize in Tamil
- கற்பனையில் ஆழ்
fantasize in Malayalam
- dream, daydream, muse
- മനോരാജ്യം കൊള്ളുക, ദിവാസ്വപംനംകാണുക, പകൽക്കിനാവു കാണുക, സ്വപ്നംകാണുക, കിനാവു കാണുക, വിചാരിക്കുക
fantasize in Arabic
- to indulge in fantasy
- تخيّل
fantasize in Thai
- to indulge in fantasy
- เพ้อฝัน pə́ə-fǎn, จินตนาการ jin-dtà-naa-gaan, ฝันเฟื่อง fǎn-fʉ̂ʉang
Examples of fantasize in a sentence
- They long to give and receive love, and they frequently find themselves always fantasizing about their "happily-ever-after."
- I fantasized a lot about being rich, beautiful, and of course, married.
- You fantasized about having unhurried afternoons before the baby arrived to leisurely shop your favorite boutiques.
Forms of fantasize
| third-person singular present | fantasizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | fantasizing |
| past participle | fantasized |
| past | fantasized |
| alternative form | fantasise |
| alternative form | phantasise |
| alternative form (archaic) | phantasize |
Origin of fantasize
From fantasy + -ize.
Words formed from fantasize
Questions about fantasize
- What does fantasize mean?
- Fantasize means to indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
- What is fantasize in Tamil?
- Fantasize in Tamil is கற்பனையில் ஆழ். See Fantasize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fantasize?
- Fantasize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce fantasize?
- Fantasize is pronounced /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of fantasize?
- The past tense of fantasize is fantasized.
Words near fantasize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fantasize (page history and authors); fantasize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fantasize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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