hallucinate
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hallucinate
- /həˈl(j)uːsɪneɪt/
Where it comes from
First attested in 1604; borrowed from Latin hallūcinātus, alternative form of ālūcinātus, perfect active participle of ālūcinor (“to dream”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb hallucinates · hallucinating · hallucinated
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To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.
Similar: imagine, see things
- To produce information that is not supported by the model's training data. In case you were wondering, the yahoo url above doesn’t actually exist, the model just hallucinated it.
Translations
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verb seem to perceive what is not really present
| Español | alucinar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 幻想 huànxiǎng |
| Português | alucinar |
| Français | halluciner |
| Deutsch | halluzinieren |
| Italiano | allucinare |
| Română | halucina |
| Русский | галлюцинировать galljúcinirovat' |
| العربية | هَلْوَسَ halwasa |
Talk about this word "hallucinate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hallucinate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hallucinate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hallucinate "hallucinate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hallucinate.Cite this
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title = {hallucinate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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