pre·cip·i·tate
pri-ˈsi-pə-ˌtāt
precipitated; precipitating
1
a
: to throw violently : hurl
the quandaries into which the release of nuclear energy has precipitated mankind—A. B. Arons
b
: to throw down
2
: to bring about especially abruptly
precipitate a scandal that would end with his expulsion—John Cheever
3
a
: to cause to separate from solution or suspension
b
: to cause (vapor) to condense and fall or deposit
1
a
: to fall headlong
b
: to fall or come suddenly into some condition
2
: to move or act with violent or unwise speed
3
a
: to separate from solution or suspension
b
: to condense from a vapor and fall as rain or snow
pre·cip·i·tate
pri-ˈsi-pə-tət
-ˌtāt
1
: a substance separated from a solution or suspension by chemical or physical change usually as an insoluble amorphous or crystalline solid
2
: a product, result, or outcome of some process or action
pre·cip·i·tate
pri-ˈsi-pə-tət
1
a
: falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent
b
: precipitous, steep
2
: exhibiting violent or unwise speed
precipitately
adverb
precipitateness
noun
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