hallucinate

English

Etymology

From Latin hallucinatus, alternate form of alūcinātus, from alūcināri (to dream).

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from hallucinate

hallucination

hallucinative

hallucinatory

Related terms

Terms related to hallucinate

hallucinosis

Translations

seem to perceive what is not really present

Afrikaans: hallusineer
Bulgarian: халюцинирам (haljuciniram)
Catalan: al·lucinar (ca)
Finnish: hallusinoida (fi), nähdä harhoja
French: halluciner (fr)

German: halluzinieren
Portuguese: alucinar (pt)
Sotho: phofa
Spanish: alucinar (es)
Telugu: భ్రమించు (te) (bhramiñcu), భ్రాంతి చెందు (bhrānti cendu)

References

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