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   precipitate

   verb

   • 1. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely: "the incident precipitated a political crisis" Similar bring aboutbring oncauselead tooccasiongive rise totriggersparktouch offprovokehastenaccelerateexpeditespeed upadvancequickenpush forwardfurtherinstigateinduce
   • ▪ cause to move suddenly and with force: "suddenly the ladder broke, precipitating them down into a heap" Similar hurlcatapultthrowplungelaunchprojectflingcastheavepropel
   • ▪ send someone or something suddenly into a particular state or condition: "they were precipitated into a conflict for which they were quite unprepared"
   • 2. cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution: "cell proteins were then precipitated and washed in 10% trichloroacetic acid"
   • ▪ cause (drops of moisture or particles of dust) to be deposited from the atmosphere or from a vapour or suspension: "excess moisture is precipitated as rain, fog, mist, or dew"

   adjective

   • 1. done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration: "I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate" Similar hastyoverhastyrashhurriedrushedimpetuousimpulsivespur-of-the-momentprecipitousincautiousimprudentinjudiciousill-advisedheedlessrecklesshare-brainedfoolhardyinformal:harum-scarumpreviousrare:temerarious
   • ▪ occurring suddenly or abruptly: "a precipitate decline in Labour fortunes" Similar suddenrapidswiftabruptmeteoricheadlongspeedyquickfasthurriedbreakneckviolentprecipitousunexpectedwithout warningunanticipatedunforeseenrare:precipitant

   noun

   • 1. a substance precipitated from a solution.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin praecipitat- ‘thrown headlong’, from the verb praecipitare, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘headlong’, from prae ‘before’ + caput ‘head’. The original sense of the verb was ‘hurl down, send violently’; hence ‘cause to move rapidly’, which gave rise to sense 1 (early 17th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. precipitable adjective
   • 2. precipitately adverb
   • 3. precipitateness noun
   • 4. precipitability noun

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     [ I or T ] chemistry specialized. If a liquid precipitates,...

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     precipitate definicja: 1. to make something happen suddenly...

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     PRECIPITATE translate: 使发生, 促成；使突如其来地发生；加速…的发生, 投掷,...

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     PRECIPITATE translate: 使發生, 促成；使突如其來地發生；加速…的發生, 投擲,...

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   [ I or T ] chemistry specialized. If a liquid precipitates, substances in it become solid and separate from the liquid: Cooling the beaker helps precipitate the compound.

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   adjective. headlong: a precipitate fall down the stairs. rushing headlong or rapidly onward. proceeding rapidly or with great haste: a precipitate retreat. exceedingly sudden or abrupt: a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision. done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash: a precipitate marriage. Synonyms: impetuous, reckless.

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   Precipitate usually means "bringing something on" or "making it happen" — and not always in a good way. An unpopular verdict might " precipitate violence" or one false step at the Grand Canyon could precipitate you down into the gorge.