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Verb: precipitate pri'sipu`teyt- Bring about abruptly
"The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" - Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- Fall from clouds
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
- come down, fall - Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
"Our economy precipitated into complete ruin" - Hurl or throw violently
"The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
Noun: precipitate `pri'siputut- A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Adjective: precipitate `pri'siputut- Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
"wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
- hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous
Derived forms: precipitates, precipitating, precipitated See also: hurried, precipitant, precipitately, precipitateness, precipitation, precipitator Type of: cast, change state, come down, descend, effect, effectuate, fall, go down, hurl, hurtle, set up, solid, turn Encyclopedia: Precipitate |