hallucinate
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səˌneɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to have hallucinations.
verb (used with object)
2.
to affect with hallucinations.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin hallūcinātus, past participle of (h)allūcināri to wander in mind; see -ate1
1595–1605; < Latin hallūcinātus, past participle of (h)allūcināri to wander in mind; see -ate1
Related forms
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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| —vb | |
| (intr) to experience hallucinations | |
| [C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught] | |
| hal'lucinator | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hallucinate
1604, "deceive," from L. alucinatus, later hallucinatus, pp. of alucinari "wander (in the mind), dream," probably from Gk. alyein, Attic halyein "be distraught," probably related to alasthai "wander about." The L. ending probably was influenced by vaticinari "to prophecy," also "to rave." Sense of "to
have illusions" is from 1652. Hallucination in the pathological/psychological sense of "seeing or hearing something which is not there" is first recorded 1646; distinct from illusion in not necessarily involving a false belief. Hallucinogen "drug which induces hallucinations" is first recorded 1954; hallucinogenic (adj.) in this sense is from 1952.
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Example sentences
Some say the potent combination of herbal extracts and alcohol in absinthe can make you hallucinate.
They don't cause users to hallucinate, rather, they tweak reality.
In severe cases, patients might hallucinate or experience seizures, even a week or more after they stop taking the drug.
She was unable to sit up, began to hallucinate and was unable to control her bodily movements or functions.
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