The act or process of making something fantastic or the result of that process; elaboration or transformation into something fantastical.
From fantasticate plus the noun-forming suffix -tion meaning 'act or result.' This nominalization follows standard English patterns for converting verbs to nouns, though it remains rare in actual usage.
The fantastication of fairy tales—adding magical elements and emotional depth—is how oral stories evolved; folklorists found that each retelling spontaneously became more fantastical, suggesting our brains naturally elaborate memorable stories.
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