fantasize

or phan·ta·size

[ fan-tuh-sahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, fan·ta·sized, fan·ta·siz·ing.

1. to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about ):

   to fantasize about the ideal job.

verb (used with object)

, fan·ta·sized, fan·ta·siz·ing.

1. to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine:

   to fantasize a trip through space.

fantasize

/ ˈfæntəˌsaɪz /

verb

1. whentr, takes a clause as object to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc
2. intr to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images

Other Words From

• fanta·sizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fantasize¹

First recorded in 1925–30; fantas(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

Part 2, “Painter-God,” is the more satisfying, zeroing in on the experimentation that drove his unique art and engineering, which fantasized flying machines, weapons of war and designs for urban infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has also fantasized about his own version of “the Purge” where his police and other right-wing street thugs can run amok, killing and brutalizing “the enemy” at will.

From Salon

Donald Trump is rebutting the “fascist” charge in the final days of the campaign by publicly fantasizing about one of his leading critics facing what sounds an awful lot like a military firing squad.

From Salon

We know this because Hinchcliffe's other woman-hating "jokes" were left in, including fantasizing about the murder of pop star Taylor Swift.

From Salon

Trump has also fantasized about a "bloody story" of mass deportations of non-white “illegal aliens.”

From Salon

Related Words

• daydream
• hallucinate