as in to see
to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations
The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.
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Recent Examples of hallucinate
Paranoid people shown a group of dots are prone to hallucinate one chasing another.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Another issue could be the AI system being error-prone or potentially hallucinating data driving decisions on major DOE cuts.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
He is hallucinated, by a woman under the effects of the drug Mandrax.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Models like these are also prone to occasionally hallucinating false facts and doing so with a confident tone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Another issue could be the AI system being error-prone or potentially hallucinating data driving decisions on major DOE cuts.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
He is hallucinated, by a woman under the effects of the drug Mandrax.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Models like these are also prone to occasionally hallucinating false facts and doing so with a confident tone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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Seattle saw some of Darnold’s best work up close in Minnesota’s Week 16 win at Lumen Field.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Houston, which used just three reserves the majority of the night before emptying its bench in the final minutes, saw its bench total 25.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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And Kyle — who was sitting right there, possibly daydreaming about his awesome haircut — did not miss a single beat, feeding into that narrative that the two were at least mildly at odds.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Foley plays a successful businessman named Eric who travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia, played by Reficco, from restoring a crumbling villa.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead imagine your brain as a machine-learning model.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Future May Be Port-Free Just imagine: no USB-C connector at the base of the phone, with only charging through a charging pad as an option, and with data synced exclusively wirelessly.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Atalanta have Italian football’s best Coach, and that gives them every right to dream of becoming Serie A champions when the 2024/25 season comes to an end.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Say goodbye to counting sheep and hello to a peaceful night of dreaming with this sleep trick popular in Scandinavian countries.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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This would necessitate integrating French alongside English in our federal operations—a significant governance shift few have seriously contemplated.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ukraine’s allies in Europe are contemplating stepping up their financial aid in the wake of statements by U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe must take care of its own security.—
DAVID McHUGH,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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And instead of stressing over lottery odds and fantasizing about ping pong balls, the Nets are almost in position to do the unthinkable: punch their ticket to the postseason.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Urban Planning By creating highly accurate 3D models of cities, project managers and architects can visualize the entire urban environment, simulate changes and make more informed decisions.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The film’s tricky tone of gory violence and comedy rests on Nate’s shoulders, and early on the duo visualized Jack Quaid as the perfect lead.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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