Meanings
verboveractivate (third-person singular simple present overactivates, present participle overactivating, simple past and past participle overactivated)
present singular third person overactivates · participle present overactivating · participle past overactivated · past overactivated
- To activate excessively
PTEN mutations can lead to PIP3 accumulation and as a result overactivate the AKT pathway [ 43, 44 ].
2015 July 26, Shijie Ding et al., “Redox Regulation in Cancer Stem Cells”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishoveractivate
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APA
overactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivate
MLA
“overactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overactivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivate.
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