"overactivate" meaning in English

See overactivate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overactivates [present, singular, third-person], overactivating [participle, present], overactivated [participle, past], overactivated [past]
Etymology: over- + activate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|activate}} over- + activate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overactivate (third-person singular simple present overactivates, present participle overactivating, simple past and past participle overactivated)
  1. To activate excessively
    Sense id: en-overactivate-en-verb-oA9QdLsO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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