v.
Pronunciation: h ə - ' lü-s ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Latin hallucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, allucinari to prate, dream, modification of Greek alyein to be distressed, to wander
Date: circa 1834
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 \ - ˌ n ā -t ə r \ noun