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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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. rushing ahead
  2. done rashly or with undue haste
  3. sudden and brief
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chem a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

  • 辫谤别藞肠颈辫颈藢迟补迟辞谤, noun
  • 辫谤别藞肠颈辫颈迟补产濒别, adjective
  • 辫谤别藞肠颈辫颈迟补迟颈惫别, adjective
  • 辫谤别藞肠颈辫颈迟补迟别濒测, adverb
  • 辫谤别藢肠颈辫颈迟补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 辫谤别藞肠颈辫颈迟补迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补路迟辞谤 noun
  • non路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补迟别 adjective
  • un路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • un路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • un路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • un路辫谤别路肠颈辫路颈路迟补路迟颈惫别路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of precipitate1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; the verb and adjective derive from Latin 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻谤别 鈥渢o cast down headlong鈥), equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps 鈥渟迟别别辫鈥; precipice ) + -腻迟耻蝉 past participle suffix ( -ate 1 ); the noun comes from New Latin 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟耻尘 鈥渁 precipitate,鈥 noun use of neuter of 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟耻蝉
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of precipitate1

C16: from Latin 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻谤别 to throw down headlong, from praeceps headlong, steep, from prae before, in front + caput head
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The once-cutting-edge Austin, Texas, company has seen its profit and share price plunge amid Trump鈥檚 looming tariffs that Musk has opposed and a brand crisis precipitated by his prominent role in the administration.

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鈥淐ertainly a somewhat sharp crisis in your affairs would appear to have been precipitated, sir.鈥

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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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