overinitiate

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verb

To initiate excessively

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Meanings

verboverinitiate (third-person singular simple present overinitiates, present participle overinitiating, simple past and past participle overinitiated)

present singular third person overinitiates · participle present overinitiating · participle past overinitiated · past overinitiated

  1. To initiate excessively

Origin

From over- + initiate.

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APA

overinitiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinitiate

MLA

“overinitiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinitiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overinitiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinitiate.

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