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hallucinate vs perceive

perceive vs hallucinate

hallucinate and perceive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hallucinate No No Yes No
perceive No No Yes No
As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of hallucinate; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than hallucinate:
  • hallucinate: perceive what is not there; have illusions
  • perceive: to become aware of through the senses
Other hypernyms of hallucinate include comprehend.
hallucinate (verb) perceive (verb)
perceive what is not there; have illusions become conscious of
to become aware of through the senses
Difference between hallucinate and perceive

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