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单词 fantasizing
释义

fantasize

verb

fan·​ta·​size ˈfan-tə-ˌsīz How to pronounce fantasize (audio)
fantasized; fantasizing

intransitive verb

: 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
fantasizer
ˈfan-tə-ˌsī-zər How to pronounce fantasize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • conceit [chiefly dialect]
  • conceive
  • conjure (up)
  • dream
  • envisage
  • envision
  • fancy
  • fantasy
  • feature
  • ideate
  • image
  • imagine
  • picture
  • see
  • vision
  • visualize
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Example Sentences

She fantasized that she had won a million dollars. all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a lot of overlap in what men and women fantasize about, with both saying that their fantasies include an emotional element. Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 One digital artist in Dubai, however, has used art and technology to let residents fantasize about a UAE with more green than the orange of sand dunes that residents are used to seeing. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022 Morant missed two dozen games with knee injuries but returned for the final game of the regular season, allowing for the frequent takeoffs that even those who spend much of their time in the air can only fantasize about. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 The manic obsession with which various Russian officials fantasize about non-existent biological or chemical weapons or hazards in Ukraine is deeply troubling and may actually point at Russia preparing another horrific false flag operation. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Matafeo might fantasize about writing alarmingly honest notes to friends and ex-lovers in the U.K. before returning to New Zealand; Jessie composes the letters, licks the stamps, and posts them, sobbing all the while. The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2022 Most sports fans only fantasize about sitting in the front row or visiting the locker room after a game. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2022 Most people fantasize about an endless summer, but for Porteous, permafrost is preferred. Nick Remsen, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022 All of this led one high-profile conservative columnist to publicly fantasize about Manchin joining the Republican Party, depriving Democrats of their control of the Senate and all but putting an end to President Joe Biden's legislative agenda. Joel Mathis, The Week, 9 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

fantasy entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Medical Definition

fantasize

verb

fan·​ta·​size
variants or British fantasise
ˈfant-ə-ˌsīz How to pronounce fantasize (audio)
fantasized or British fantasised; fantasizing or British fantasising

intransitive verb

: to indulge in fantasy : create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas
fantasizes about running away from home

transitive verb

: to portray in the mind by fantasy
likes to fantasize herself as very famous

fantasizing

verb

present participle of fantasize
as in imagining
to form a mental picture of all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • imagining
  • envisioning
  • dreaming
  • seeing
  • picturing
  • fantasying
  • visualizing
  • envisaging
  • fancying
  • conceiving
  • visioning
  • daydreaming
  • contemplating
  • featuring
  • planning
  • ideating
  • conceiting
  • imaging
  • hallucinating
  • recreating
  • pondering
  • ruminating
  • reliving
  • musing
  • reminiscing
  • stargazing
  • reflecting
  • meditating
  • conjuring (up)
  • concocting
  • inventing
  • projecting
  • foreseeing
  • manufacturing
  • re-creating
  • fabricating
  • prefiguring
  • making up
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