Meanings
verboverexcite (third-person singular simple present overexcites, present participle overexciting, simple past and past participle overexcited)
present singular third person overexcites · participle present overexciting · participle past overexcited · past overexcited
- transitiveTo excite to an excessive degree.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishexcite
- Englishoverexcite
Translations
Hindi अतिउत्साह, अतिउत्तेजना
- अतिउत्साह (atiutsāh)to excite to an excessive degree
- अतिउत्तेजना (atiuttejnā)to excite to an excessive degree
Italian sovreccitare
- sovreccitareto excite to an excessive degree
Cite this entry
APA
overexcite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcite
MLA
“overexcite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overexcite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcite.
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