HALLUCINATE

hallucinate

(verb) perceive what is not there; have illusions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hallucinate (third-person singular simple present hallucinates, present participle hallucinating, simple past and past participle hallucinated)

(transitive and intransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

Synonyms

• (seem to perceive what is not present): imagine, see things

Source: Wiktionary


Hal*lu"ci*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari, alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.]

Definition: To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes. [R.] Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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