or Brit  fan*ta*sise  vb, -sized  or Brit  -sised  -siz*ing  or Brit  -sis*ing vi  :  to indulge in fantasy  :  create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas <doing things I'd fantasized about in my sheltered childhood -Diane Arbus>  vt  :  to portray in the mind by fantasy <likes to herself as very wealthy>  .
 
 
 
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