hallucinate
[ huh-loo-suh-neyt ]
/ həˈlu səˌneɪt /
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.
Nearby words
halloysite, halls of ivy, hallstatt, hallstattan, hallucal, hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinatory, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hallucinosis
Origin of hallucinate
Related forms
hal·lu·ci·na·tor, nounnon·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjectiveun·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjectiveun·hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for hallucinate
The episode then dives into A Christmas Carol territory as Oliver starts to hallucinate.
One night, while looking in the mirror he began to hallucinate that he could not see his flesh or his bones.
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
British Dictionary definitions for hallucinate
hallucinate
/ (həˈluːsɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr) to experience hallucinations
Derived Forms
hallucinator, nounWord Origin for hallucinate
C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught
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