overexcite
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- overexcitability noun
- overexcitable adjective
- overexcitably adverb
- overexcitement noun
Etymology
Origin of overexcite
Example Sentences
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“Now don’t overexcite yourself, Grandpa,” Mrs. Bucket said.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Ron was very agitated; Madam Pomfrey would not let him go down to watch the match, feeling it would overexcite him.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Your brother will regain his health entirely," the great man had said, "if he is left in peace, and nothing happens to overexcite him.
From Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Cholmondeley, Mary
"Did Dr. Hewitt's visit overexcite him, do you think?" he asked as they went.
From The Rose-Garden Husband by Widdemer, Margaret
To dwell upon the intended move might overexcite him.
From Kennedy Square by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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