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Aspire vs Fantasise - What's the difference?

aspire | fantasise |

In intransitive terms the difference between aspire and fantasise

is that aspire is to hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle) while fantasise is to indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.

aspire

English

Verb

  • To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle ).
    • He aspires to become a successful doctor.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.
  • (obsolete) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
  • * Shakespeare
    • That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
  • To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
  • * Waller
    • My own breath still foments the fire, / Which flames as high as fancy can aspire .

    Related terms

    * aspiration * aspirant * aspiring

    Anagrams

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    fantasise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fantasize (US)

    Verb

    (fantasis)
  • To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
    • He's so hot. I used to fantasise about him constantly .
  • To portray in the mind, using fantasy.

    • Anagrams

    * British English forms