overstimulate

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verb

To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.

Opposite
understimulate
OriginEnglish stimulate ← Latin stimulatus ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? →
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Meanings

verboverstimulate (third-person singular simple present overstimulates, present participle overstimulating, simple past and past participle overstimulated)

present singular third person overstimulates · participle present overstimulating · participle past overstimulated · past overstimulated

  1. transitiveTo stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
understimulate

Origin

  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*(s)tey-?
  8. Latinstimulus
  9. Latinstimulo
  10. Latinstimulatus
  11. Englishstimulate
  12. Englishoverstimulate

From over- + stimulate.

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APA

overstimulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstimulate

MLA

“overstimulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstimulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstimulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstimulate.

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