hallucinate
verb
hal·lu·ci·nate
hə-ˈlü-sə-ˌnāt 
hallucinated; hallucinating
1
: to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
2
: to perceive or experience as a hallucination
: to have hallucinations
Examples of hallucinate in a Sentence
The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Without seeing multiple views of the product, the technology would have to hallucinate certain pieces of it, which could make for an inaccurate rendering.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 May 2025
Attackers could seize on the pattern by identifying nonexistent packages that are repeatedly hallucinated.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
That was long after one of the strangest starts to a game that could be imagined or concocted or hallucinated.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hallucinate
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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallucinate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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hallucinate
verb
hal·lu·ci·nate
hə-ˈlüs-ə-ˌnāt
hallucinated; hallucinating
: to have hallucinations or experience as a hallucination
Medical Definition
hallucinate
verb
hal·lu·ci·nate
hə-ˈlüs-ᵊn-ˌāt
hallucinated; hallucinating
1
: to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
the patient is not hallucinated
2
: to perceive or experience as a hallucination
may hallucinate monsters or attackers—M. J. Horowitz
M. J. Horowitz
: to have hallucinations
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