hal·lu·ci·nate [ hə lss'n àyt ](past and past participlehal·lu·ci·nat·ed, present participlehal·lu·ci·nat·ing, 3rd person present singularhal·lu·ci·nates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
imagine sensing something: to imagine seeing, hearing, or otherwise sensing people, things, or events that are not present or actually occurring at the time
[Early 19th century. < Latin hallucinat-, past participle of hallucinari "dream, be distracted"]
