hallucinate
[ huh-loo-suh-neyt ]
/ həˈlu səˌneɪt /
verb (used without object), hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing.
to have hallucinations.
verb (used with object), hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing.
to affect with hallucinations.
Origin of hallucinate
OTHER WORDS FROM hallucinate
hal·lu·ci·na·tor, noun non·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjective un·hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, adjective un·hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby hallucinate
halloysite,
halls of ivy,
hallstatt,
hallstattan,
hallucal,
hallucinate,
hallucination,
hallucinatory,
hallucinogen,
hallucinogenic,
hallucinosis
Example sentences from the Web for hallucinate
The episode then dives into A Christmas Carol territory as Oliver starts to hallucinate.
One night, while looking in the mirror he began to hallucinate that he could not see his flesh or his bones.
A placard that is to have effect at some distance must be in glaring colours; pathos calls for images that hallucinate.
mile Verhaeren |Stefan Zweig
British Dictionary definitions for hallucinate
hallucinate
/ (həˈluːsɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to experience hallucinations
Derived forms of hallucinate
hallucinator, nounWord Origin for hallucinate
C17: from Latin
ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek
aluein to be distraught