fantasticating

/fænˈtæstɪkeɪtɪŋ/
verb
  1. The act of making something seem more fantastic, extraordinary, or imaginative than it really is; embellishing or exaggerating.
    • The children spent the afternoon fantasticating their backyard into a magical kingdom.
    • She is fantasticating her travel diary with tales of friendly dragons and talking trees.
    • Stop fantasticating and tell us what actually happened at the meeting.
adjective
  1. Tending to embellish or exaggerate; making things seem more exciting or unusual than they are.
    • She has a fantasticating imagination that turns every small event into an epic tale.
    • The fantasticating description of the hotel made it sound like a palace, but it was just a motel.
    • His fantasticating nature made it hard to know which parts of his story were true.
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