hallucinate
verb (used without object)
to see or hear things that do not exist outside the mind; have hallucinations.
had hallucinated
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past perfectof hallucinate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Catching Kelce" stuck with me not only because until now I felt like it was a show I had hallucinated, but because it was a dating show where literally no one even cared about dating.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2023
Erdemann said the result was good enough that the AI had "hallucinated" cracks in the paint in some spots as it translated Lundens work into Rembrandt.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2021
He had hallucinated that his cell was being attacked by a three-headed demon with a tail.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 7, 2015
Mr. Jantjie told several news agencies last week that he was schizophrenic and had hallucinated while onstage at the memorial, seeing angels descending into the Soweto stadium where the event was held.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2013
It was as if she were afraid she had hallucinated him and needed proof to the contrary.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
