overexcite
verb[T]
(alsoover-excite)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈsaɪt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈsaɪt/toexcitesomeone or something too much:
Try not to overexcite thechildrenjust beforetheirbedtime.
Stress can over-excite thebrain,cloudingourthoughts.
- It's not good to overexcite yourself in thishotweather.
- As apolitician, he still has thecharismato overexcite acrowdin hishomestate.
- Aphotoof atoplesswoman had beendeletedso as not to over-exciteyoungerreaders.
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- besomeone'sbagidiom
- bedazzle
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- engage
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- overstimulate
- overstimulating
- stir
- stretch
- talksomethingup
- tantalize
- the Thames
- thrill
- titillate
- whip
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