hallucinate

hal·lu·ci·nate

transitive verb

-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing

Now Rare to cause to have hallucinations
to perceive in a hallucination

Origin of hallucinate

from Classical Latin hallucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, to wander mentally, rave from Classical Greek alyein, halyein, to be confused (+ ending after Classical Latin vaticinari, to prophesy) from Indo-European base an unverified form al-, to wander, be confused from source Classical Latin ambulare

to have hallucinations

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hallucinate

verb

hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, hal·lu·ci·nates

verb

intransitive

To undergo hallucination.

verb

transitive

To cause to have hallucinations.

Origin of hallucinate

Latin hallūcinārī hallūcināt- to dream, be deceived variant of ālūcinārī

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hal·lu′ci·na′tor
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present hallucinates, present participle hallucinating, simple past and past participle hallucinated)

(intransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

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