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Hallucinate
Hal-lu′ci-nate
(hăl-lū′sĭ-nāt)
, Verb.
I.
[L.
hallucinatus
, alucinatus
, p. p. of hallucinari
, alucinari
, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.] 1.
To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; – used of mental processes.
[R.]
Byron.
Definition 2024
hallucinate
hallucinate
English
Verb
hallucinate (third-person singular simple present hallucinates, present participle hallucinating, simple past and past participle hallucinated)
- (transitive and 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.
Synonyms
- (seem to perceive what is not present): imagine, see things
Derived terms
Terms derived from hallucinate
Related terms
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Translations
seem to perceive what is not really present
References
- hallucinate at OneLook Dictionary Search