First Known Use: circa 1834
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hallucinate
verb hal·lu·ci·nate \hə-ˈlü-sə-ˌnāt\
: to see or sense something or someone that is not really there : to have hallucinations
hal·lu·ci·nat·edhal·lu·ci·nat·ing
Full Definition of HALLUCINATE
transitive verb
1
: to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
2
: to perceive or experience as a hallucination
intransitive verb
: to have hallucinations
— hal·lu·ci·na·tor \-ˌnā-tər\ noun
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Origin of HALLUCINATE
Latin hallucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, allucinari to prate, dream, modification of Greek alyein to be distressed, to wander
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Medical Dictionary
hallucinate
verb hal·lu·ci·nate \hə-ˈlüs-ən-ˌāt\
hal·lu·ci·nat·edhal·lu·ci·nat·ing
Medical Definition of HALLUCINATE
transitive verb
1
: to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions <the patient is not hallucinated>
2
: to perceive or experience as a hallucination <may hallucinate monsters or attackers—M. J. Horowitz>
intransitive verb
: to have hallucinations
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