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.
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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
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Example sentences 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 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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