hallucinate
Translation
to hallucinate
Examples
The high fever made him hallucinate.
The high fever made him hallucinate.
She started to hallucinate strange figures.
She started to hallucinate strange figures.
Grammar Patterns
((to hallucinate)) to see things that are not there The high fever made him hallucinate.
((to hallucinate sth.)) to see (sth.) that is not there She started to hallucinate strange figures.
Similar Words
imagine, see things, fantasize
Etymology
From Latin 'hallucinari', meaning 'to wander in the mind'.
Memory Tips
Think of seeing things in a 'hall' that aren't really there. The 'lucin' part sounds a bit like 'illusion'.