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precipitate

[ verb pri-sip-i-teyt; adjective noun pri-sip-i-tit, -teyt ]

verb (used with object)

precipitated, precipitating.
  1. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:

    to precipitate an international crisis.

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  2. to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down.
  3. to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly:

    He precipitated himself into the struggle.

  4. Chemistry. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.

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verb (used without object)

precipitated, precipitating.
  1. Meteorology. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
  2. to separate from a solution as a precipitate.
  3. to be cast or thrown down headlong.

adjective

  1. a precipitate fall down the stairs.

  2. rushing headlong or rapidly onward.
  3. proceeding rapidly or with great haste:

    a precipitate retreat.

  4. exceedingly sudden or abrupt:

    a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision.

  5. done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash:

    a precipitate marriage.

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noun

  1. Chemistry. a substance precipitated from a solution.
  2. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.

precipitate

verb

  1. tr to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on
  2. to throw or fall from or as from a height
  3. to cause (moisture) to condense and fall as snow, rain, etc, or (of moisture, rain, etc) to condense and fall thus
  4. chem to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a dissolved substance separates from solution as a fine suspension of solid particles
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adjective

  1. rushing ahead
  2. done rashly or with undue haste
  3. sudden and brief
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noun

  1. chem a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering
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precipitate

Verb

  1. To fall from the atmosphere as rain, snow, or another form of precipitation.
  2. To separate as a solid from a solution in chemical precipitation.

Noun

  1. A solid material precipitated from a solution.

precipitate

  1. In chemistry , a solid material that is formed in a solution by chemical reactions and settles to the bottom of the container in which the reaction takes place. A precipitate may also be a substance removed from another by an artificial filter.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ˌٲٴǰ, noun
  • ˈ辱ٲ, adjective
  • ˈ辱ٲپ, adjective
  • ˈ辱ٲٱ, adverb
  • ˌ辱ٲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ辱ٲٱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ···ٲٱ· adverb
  • ···ٲٱ·Ա noun
  • ···ٲ·پ adjective
  • ···ٲ·ٴǰ noun
  • non····ٲ·پ adjective
  • ܲ····ٲٱ adjective
  • un····ٲٱ· adverb
  • un····ٲٱ·Ա noun
  • un····ٲ·پ adjective
  • un····ٲ·پ·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of precipitate1

First recorded in 1520–30; the verb and adjective derive from Latin 𳦾辱ٳܲ (past participle of 𳦾辱 “to cast down headlong”), equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps “sٱ”; precipice ) + -ٳܲ past participle suffix ( -ate 1 ); the noun comes from New Latin 𳦾辱ٳܳ “a precipitate,” noun use of neuter of 𳦾辱ٳܲ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of precipitate1

C16: from Latin 𳦾辱 to throw down headlong, from praeceps headlong, steep, from prae before, in front + caput head
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Example Sentences

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“Certainly a somewhat sharp crisis in your affairs would appear to have been precipitated, sir.”

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Anyone with eyes to see knows that the world economy is in a serious crisis precipitated by Trump and Trump alone.

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This precipitated a free-for-all, with the public helping themselves to the remnants.

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The break seemed like a reasonable metaphor for our fractured times: The cable had snapped during an oceanic landslide precipitated by huge floods in the Congo River.

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It was in 2020 when the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement galvanized the whole planet and precipitated efforts to ramp up DEI programs across society that the backlash began in earnest.

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