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  • verb transitive To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.

Etymologies

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over- +‎ stimulate

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Examples

  • They temporarily overstimulate building, raise the cost of building for everybody (including the buyers of the homes with the guaranteed mortgages), and may mislead the building industry into an eventually costly overexpansion.

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  • But even if your days don't feel stressful, you can overstimulate your brain with too many activities.

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  • So there were no multiple fragments whose presence could overstimulate the immune system into the kind of reaction that triggers septic shock.25

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  • Energy fields blend during sleep, which can overstimulate empaths.

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  • She says that prolonged use can overstimulate the nervous system and increase production of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone.

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  • So there were no multiple fragments whose presence could overstimulate the immune system into the kind of reaction that triggers septic shock.25

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Scientists say some science does back up those claims, but they warn guarana can overstimulate the heart in rare cases.

    Can a Caffeine-Packed Plant Give a Boost? Laura Johannes 2010

  • She says that prolonged use can overstimulate the nervous system and increase production of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone.

    Do Computers Really Fry Your Brain? 2010

  • Scientists say some science does back up those claims, but they warn guarana can overstimulate the heart in rare cases.

    Can a Caffeine-Packed Plant Give a Boost? Laura Johannes 2010

  • Ludwig said when pregnant women overeat, some of those extra calories overstimulate the fetus 'growth.

    Too Much Weight Gain During Pregnancy Could Make Obese Babies 2010

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