overactivate

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
3. Proto-Germanic*uber
4. Old Englishofer-
5. Middle Englishover-
6. Englishover-
7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
9. Proto-Italic*agō
10. Latinagō
11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
12. Latināctīvu
13. Old Frenchactif
14. Middle Englishactyf
15. Englishactive
16. Englishactivate
17. English todayoveractivate

From over- + activate.