HALLUCINATE


Meaning of HALLUCINATE in English

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

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