Definition of overstimulate
overstimulated;
overstimulating
transitive verb
:to stimulate to an excessive or abnormal degree
- The ongoing presence of HIV overstimulates B cells, which are abundant in the lymph nodes, and keeps them in a state of chronic activation.
- —Robert R. Redfield et al.
- … a monetary system … that keeps government from overstimulating demand through excessive money creation.
- —George Melloan
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overstimulation
play \ˌō-vər-ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən\ noun, plural overstimulations-
- In fact, too much stability and routine may bore such a horse—and boredom can be just as stressful as overstimulation.
- —Robert W. Bell, PhD
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