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FANTASIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Portray in the mind

Example:

he is fantasizing the ideal wife

Synonyms:

fantasise; fantasize

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "fantasize" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indulge in fantasies

Example:

he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company

Synonyms:

fantasise; fantasize; fantasy

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "fantasize" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

fantasy (imagination unrestricted by reality)

fantasy (something many people believe that is false)

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