Main Entry: hal·lu·ci·nate

Pronunciation: \hə-ˈlü-sə-ˌnāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): hal·lu·ci·nat·ed; hal·lu·ci·nat·ing

Etymology: Latin hallucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, allucinari to prate, dream, modification of Greek alyein to be distressed, to wander

Date: circa 1834

transitive verb 1 : to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
2 : to perceive or experience as a hallucinationintransitive verb : to have hallucinations

— hal·lu·ci·na·tor \-ˌnā-tər\ noun