3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: hallucinate \hal*lu"ci*nate\ (h[a^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. To experience (something nonexistent) as an hallucination[2]. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hallucinate \Hal*lu"ci*nate\ (h[a^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari, alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.] 1. To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes. [R.] --Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To perceive a non-existent object or phenomenon; to believe that one is experiencing something which in reality does not exist; to experience a hallucination[2]. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hallucinate v : perceive what is not there; have illusions
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