"overexcite" meaning in English

See overexcite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overexcites [present, singular, third-person], overexciting [participle, present], overexcited [participle, past], overexcited [past]
Etymology: From over- + excite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|excite}} over- + excite Head templates: {{en-verb}} overexcite (third-person singular simple present overexcites, present participle overexciting, simple past and past participle overexcited)
  1. (transitive) To excite to an excessive degree. Tags: transitive Translations (to excite to an excessive degree): अतिउत्साह (atiutsāh) (Hindi), अतिउत्तेजना (atiuttejnā) (Hindi), sovreccitare (Italian)

Inflected forms

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