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hallucinate

v.
US //həˈɫusəneɪt// UK //hɐlˈuːsɪnˌeɪt// hal·lu·ci·nate
Origin

First attested in 1604; borrowed from Latin hallūcinātus, alternative form of alūcinātus, perfect active participle of alucinor (“to dream”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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