as in to see
to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations
The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.
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Recent Examples of hallucinate
Computer vision doesn’t hallucinate because of an inscrutable deus inside the machina.
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Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The story line may have some grounding in Marilyn’s own reliance on Lee Strasberg’s coaching and the subplot in season one of the show in which Ivy hallucinates on prednisone, but the jokes are easy and get old within the first minute of watching Nielsen mutter in Hurder’s ear.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
When Max reads Rhea’s suicide note out loud, Mia starts to hallucinate and believes that she’s being attacked by her father.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The severity of one’s reaction can vary, but considering Lochlan drank an entire glass of the stuff and was puking and passed out by the pool, hallucinating drowning as his family and then a group of monks look on, his reaction seemed pretty darn severe.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The story line may have some grounding in Marilyn’s own reliance on Lee Strasberg’s coaching and the subplot in season one of the show in which Ivy hallucinates on prednisone, but the jokes are easy and get old within the first minute of watching Nielsen mutter in Hurder’s ear.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
When Max reads Rhea’s suicide note out loud, Mia starts to hallucinate and believes that she’s being attacked by her father.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The severity of one’s reaction can vary, but considering Lochlan drank an entire glass of the stuff and was puking and passed out by the pool, hallucinating drowning as his family and then a group of monks look on, his reaction seemed pretty darn severe.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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The South African government has also been a vocal defender of Palestinians in Gaza who have seen their homes destroyed and access to food cut off by the Israeli military, a position that’s frustrated Trump administration officials.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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But the company said shoppers may still see price hikes as early as July.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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Survivor: Panama — Exile Island Ah, just writing the word Panama gets me daydreaming about Survivor Sally and her intoxicating knee socks.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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As business leaders navigate an increasingly digital environment, those who cultivate these invisible cognitive edges will find themselves with innovation capabilities that no algorithm can replicate—at least not until machines learn to daydream.—
Goran Paun,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Xu began to imagine what this might mean for people with cancer if histotripsy activates the human immune system in a similar way.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The easiest life to imagine was the life of the man who ran the ferry.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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For example, one retiree might dream of traveling the world, while another might look forward to spending more time with grandchildren.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Cyrus dreams of being able to tour regularly, but doing it would be demanding.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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While in high school, Ham contemplated becoming a priest and would spend a weekend each month at a nearby seminary to discern his faith.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Tessa's contemplating a major move for her career while her estranged addict father forces his way back into her life.—
Megan Vick,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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But Little Dog also fantasizes about discovering a means of communicating with his mother through sheer proximity.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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There was space to breathe and to fantasize and to visualize.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
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Examples mentioned include creating accurate ad copy, visualizing educational concepts, and improving patient diagnoses.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Scientists visualized its smallest bones as well as soft tissue, including some feathers.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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