Word Study
hallucinate
CIDE DICTIONARY
hallucinate, v. i. [L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari, alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.].
- To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes. Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
hallucinate, v. t.
To experience (something nonexistent) as an hallucination{2}. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hallucinate, v.
1 tr. produce illusions in the mind of (a person).
2 intr. experience hallucinations.
1 tr. produce illusions in the mind of (a person).
2 intr. experience hallucinations.
Derivative
hallucinant adj. & n. hallucinator n.
Etymology
L (h)allucinari wander in mind f. Gk alusso be uneasy
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