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

1595–1605; < Latin hallūcinātus, past participle of ( h)allūcināri to wander in mind; see -ate1

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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hallucinate

hallucinate
/ (həˈluːsɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(intr) to experience hallucinations

Derived forms of hallucinate

hallucinator, noun

Word Origin for hallucinate

C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught