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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
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, adjectiveWords nearby hallucinate
hall stand, Hallstatt, Hallstattan, hall tree, hallucal, hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinatory, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hallucinosis
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British Dictionary definitions for hallucinate
hallucinate
/ (həˈluːsɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr) to experience hallucinations
Derived forms of hallucinate
hallucinator, nounWord Origin for hallucinate
C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught
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