hallucinate
(verb) perceive what is not there; have illusions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (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
11 March 2025
(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
