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hal·lu·ci·nate
(hə-lo͞o′sə-nāt′)v. hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, hal·lu·ci·nates
v.intr.
To undergo hallucination.
v.tr.
To cause to have hallucinations.
[Latin hallūcinārī, hallūcināt-, to dream, be deceived, variant of ālūcinārī.]
hal·lu′ci·na′tor n.
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hallucinate
(həˈluːsɪˌneɪt)vb
(Psychology) (intr) to experience hallucinations
[C17: from Latin ālūcinārī to wander in mind; compare Greek aluein to be distraught]
halˈluciˌnator n
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hal•lu•ci•nate
(həˈlu səˌneɪt)v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i.
1. to have hallucinations.
v.t. 2. to affect with hallucinations.
3. to experience as a hallucination.
[1595–1605; < Latin (h)allūcinātus, past participle of (h)allūcināri, (h)ālūcinārīto wander mentally, appar. < Greek alýein to be distraught, wander]
hal•lu′ci•na`tor, n.
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hallucinate
Past participle: hallucinated
Gerund: hallucinating
| Imperative |
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| hallucinate |
| hallucinate |
| Present |
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| I hallucinate |
| you hallucinate |
| he/she/it hallucinates |
| we hallucinate |
| you hallucinate |
| they hallucinate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hallucinated |
| you hallucinated |
| he/she/it hallucinated |
| we hallucinated |
| you hallucinated |
| they hallucinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hallucinating |
| you are hallucinating |
| he/she/it is hallucinating |
| we are hallucinating |
| you are hallucinating |
| they are hallucinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hallucinated |
| you have hallucinated |
| he/she/it has hallucinated |
| we have hallucinated |
| you have hallucinated |
| they have hallucinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hallucinating |
| you were hallucinating |
| he/she/it was hallucinating |
| we were hallucinating |
| you were hallucinating |
| they were hallucinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hallucinated |
| you had hallucinated |
| he/she/it had hallucinated |
| we had hallucinated |
| you had hallucinated |
| they had hallucinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hallucinate |
| you will hallucinate |
| he/she/it will hallucinate |
| we will hallucinate |
| you will hallucinate |
| they will hallucinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hallucinated |
| you will have hallucinated |
| he/she/it will have hallucinated |
| we will have hallucinated |
| you will have hallucinated |
| they will have hallucinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hallucinating |
| you will be hallucinating |
| he/she/it will be hallucinating |
| we will be hallucinating |
| you will be hallucinating |
| they will be hallucinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hallucinating |
| you have been hallucinating |
| he/she/it has been hallucinating |
| we have been hallucinating |
| you have been hallucinating |
| they have been hallucinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hallucinating |
| you will have been hallucinating |
| he/she/it will have been hallucinating |
| we will have been hallucinating |
| you will have been hallucinating |
| they will have been hallucinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hallucinating |
| you had been hallucinating |
| he/she/it had been hallucinating |
| we had been hallucinating |
| you had been hallucinating |
| they had been hallucinating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hallucinate |
| you would hallucinate |
| he/she/it would hallucinate |
| we would hallucinate |
| you would hallucinate |
| they would hallucinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hallucinated |
| you would have hallucinated |
| he/she/it would have hallucinated |
| we would have hallucinated |
| you would have hallucinated |
| they would have hallucinated |
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Verb 1. hallucinate - perceive what is not there; have illusions
perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
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hallucinate
verb imagine, trip (informal), envision, daydream, fantasize, freak out (informal), have hallucinations Miguel stared at him, as if he were hallucinating.
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hallucinate
vi → halluzinieren, Wahnvorstellungen haben
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hallucinate
v. alucinar, desvariar.
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