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
So what if the compass hallucinates half the time?
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Caroline Rose Giuliani, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Importantly, users should be informed that these models can hallucinate.
—Mohamed Suliman, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Most notably, the line is crossed when AI hallucinates facts or strips away human voice.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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Caroline Rose Giuliani, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Importantly, users should be informed that these models can hallucinate.
—Mohamed Suliman, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Most notably, the line is crossed when AI hallucinates facts or strips away human voice.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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Montenegro and Albania are seen as the frontrunners among the Western Balkans, while Ukraine and Moldova are moving closer to opening formal membership talks.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The 29-year-old checked out of the game and was seen limping back to the locker room as the first quarter came to an end.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The twins daydreamed about eating Kentucky Fried Chicken and painting their new bedrooms pink and blue.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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While laying in his bed one afternoon, an overweight Eric Fiedler daydreamed about a goal that seemed far out of reach.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even in the most difficult moments, children still deserve to laugh, imagine and just be kids.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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And our founders always imagined our system would evolve.—
Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
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These consumers often access things others dream of like a beautiful home within a short walk of the Trevi Fountain pictured above.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Mohammadi brothers began dreaming of expanding outside Iran.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Waddingham is less enthused about the idea of Ted (played by Sudeikis) and Rebecca hooking up, despite some of the fan base fantasizing about the prospect.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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That created doubt, and that doubt led people to at least fantasize about thinking about different paths.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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With the same acoustic telemetry data, the researchers were also able to visualize how the fish distributed themselves throughout the lake.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The man doesn’t even visualize weeks in advance.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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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 6 Jun. 2026.
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