overexcite

verb

over·​ex·​cite ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsīt 

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overexcited; overexciting

transitive verb

: to excite to an excessive degree

overexcites the dog simply by walking in the house

"Now don't overexcite yourself, Grandpa," Mrs. Bucket said.

—Roald Dahl

Such drawings are also rather characteristic of Tourette's syndrome—the original form, the original thought, lost in a jungle of embellishment … First the imagination is awakened, then overexcited, to endlessness and excess.

—Oliver Sacks

overexcitable

ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl 

adjective

overexcitable fans

an overexcitable puppy

overexcitability

ˌō-vər-ik-ˌsī-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

overexcitability in children

overexcitement

ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsīt-mənt 

noun

The Ifta-winning actor's disappointment at her bit-part … was worsened by her brother's overexcitement at seeing his big sister on stage.

—Jennifer Ryan

Examples of overexcite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After designing a miniature dueling arena—a plate with plastic dividers—the scientists chemically manipulated the odorant receptors of Florida carpenter ants from the same and neighboring colonies, either blocking or overexciting the receptors. —Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 1 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above