hallucinate

[ huh-loo-suh-neyt ]

/ həˈlu səˌneɪt /

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verb (used without object), hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing.

to have hallucinations.

verb (used with object), hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing.

to affect with hallucinations.

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Origin of hallucinate

1595–1605; <Latin hallūcinātus, past participle of (h)allūcināri to wander in mind; see -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hallucinate

hal·lu·ci·na·tor, nounnon·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjectiveun·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjectiveun·hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, adjective

Words nearby hallucinate

hall stand, Hallstatt, Hallstattan, hall tree, hallucal, hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinatory, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hallucinosis

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How to use hallucinate in a sentence

You could even say that we’re all hallucinating all the time.
Our brains exist in a state of “controlled hallucination”|Matthew Hutson|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
That weekend, she started hallucinating, a symptom of her fever and lowered oxygen levels.
A Postal Worker Begged for Stronger COVID-19 Protections. She Ended Up Spending Six Weeks in the Hospital.|by Maryam Jameel|July 16, 2021|ProPublica
Maki continues to hallucinate and babble about his favorite football players, or a scene from a Batman movie, said Reed, his father.
How America failed students with disabilities during the pandemic|Hannah Natanson, Valerie Strauss, Katherine Frey|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
I’m convinced he’s hallucinating, but then I see them, too, telephone lines looping from the rim toward the corridor trails.
A father-son backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon is an introduction to adventure|John Briley|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

I picked up a fancy chicken from the farmers market and thought I was hallucinating when I saw the $37 price tag.
Love, Loneliness, and the Chicken in My Freezer|Elazar Sontag|February 9, 2021|Eater
The episode then dives into A Christmas Carol territory as Oliver starts to hallucinate.
Arrow ‘Three Ghosts’ Recap: Here Comes The Flash!|Chancellor Agard|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One night, while looking in the mirror he began to hallucinate that he could not see his flesh or his bones.
10 Revelations About Robert Redford|The Daily Beast|May 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A placard that is to have effect at some distance must be in glaring colours; pathos calls for images that hallucinate.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
I recognise no obligation to reason with such hallucinate mortals; I simply treat them with ridicule.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for hallucinate

hallucinate

/ (həˈluːsɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(intr) to experience hallucinations

Derived forms of hallucinate

hallucinator, noun

Word Origin for hallucinate

C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught

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