I. həˈlüs ə nˌāt also həlˈyü- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin hallucinatus, alucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, alucinari to talk idly, prate, dream, probably from Greek halyein, alyein to be distraught, to wander
transitive verb
: to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
they are not hallucinated, they know that the object is not really there — R.S.Woodworth
a poor hallucinated invalid — Marguerite Young
intransitive verb
: to have hallucinations
most normal persons have occasionally hallucinated — William McDougall
II. transitive verb
: to perceive or experience as an hallucination