Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fantasize
2 senses of fantasize
Sense 1
fantasy, fantasize, fantasise -- (indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company")
=> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage -- (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?")
Sense 2
fantasize, fantasise -- (portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife")
=> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage -- (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?")