GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hallucinate (hăl‑lūˈsĭ‑nāt), 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.
   
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   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 hallucination2.
   
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   hallucinate (hăl‑lūˈsĭ‑nāt), v. t. To experience (something nonexistent) as an hallucination2.
   
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