hallucinate

verb

hal·lu·ci·nate | \hə-ˈlü-sə-ˌnāt

hallucinated; hallucinating

Definition of hallucinate

transitive verb

1 : to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions

2 : to perceive or experience as a hallucination

intransitive verb

: to have hallucinations

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Examples of hallucinate in a Sentence

The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.

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Angela Wright, 25, was rushed to a local hospital in June, unable to walk and hallucinating, after she was reportedly bitten in her apartment, Fox News previously reported. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Tennessee woman bitten by brown recluse spider in alleged infested apartment to move," 12 July 2018 Witnesses told British media outlets that, before losing consciousness, Rowley and Sturgess were frothing at the mouth, hallucinating, and incoherent. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Second Novichok poisoning in Britain raises alarm, questions over contamination," 5 July 2018 Alongside Jeff Bridges's depressed former DJ, Williams plays a homeless man reeling from the death of his wife, obsessed with finding the Holy Grail and hallucinating visions of a red knight. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "The 5 best Robin Williams movies to binge-watch this weekend," 13 July 2018 Some people hallucinate and have even become psychotic. — Carrie Feibel, Washington Post, "With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From ‘Don’t’ to ‘Delay’," 7 June 2018 Is Margaret Lockwood hallucinating or was her traveling companion really kidnapped? — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, "Melania’s Recent Behavior Is Right Out of Hitchcock," 11 June 2018 Clark admitted to the drug use and apparently hallucinating while being interviewed by authorities, the sheriff's office said. — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, "Car thief on LSD thought he was playing ‘Grand Theft Auto’ as he led cops on chase, police say," 4 June 2018 Even in his scenes as Mr. Lies, the tour guide Harper hallucinates, Tidicue stays theatrically grounded. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "For the Berkeley Rep revival of 'Angels in America,' the play is the thing," 29 May 2018 People often hallucinate creepy things — shadowy forms, monsters, and aliens — in their bedrooms. — Ilana Strauss, The Cut, "What Is Sleep Paralysis, and How Do You Stop It?," 12 Apr. 2018

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