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HALLUCINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hallucinate mean? 

HALLUCINATE (verb)
  The verb HALLUCINATE has 1 sense:

1. perceive what is not there; have illusionsplay

  Familiarity information: HALLUCINATE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HALLUCINATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they hallucinate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it hallucinates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: hallucinated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: hallucinated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: hallucinating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perceive what is not there; have illusions

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "hallucinate" is one way to...):

comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hallucination (an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode)

hallucination (a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea)

hallucination (illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder)

hallucinatory (characterized by or characteristic of hallucination)


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