hallucinate
verb
[ həˈluːsɪneɪt ]
• experience a seemingly real perception of something not actually present, typically as a result of a mental disorder or of taking drugs.
• "Ben began hallucinating and having fits"
Similar:
have hallucinations,
imagine things,
see things,
see visions,
be delirious,
have delirium tremens,
fantasize,
daydream,
dream,
have a trip,
trip,
see pink elephants,
have daymares,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘be deceived, have illusions’): from Latin hallucinat- ‘gone astray in thought’, from the verb hallucinari, from Greek alussein ‘be uneasy or distraught’.
