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precipitate
[ verb pri-sip-i-teyt; adjective noun pri-sip-i-tit, -teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:
to precipitate an international crisis.
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Antonyms:
- to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down.
- to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly:
He precipitated himself into the struggle.
- Chemistry. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
- Meteorology. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
- to separate from a solution as a precipitate.
- to be cast or thrown down headlong.
adjective
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: ,
Antonyms:
noun
- Chemistry. a substance precipitated from a solution.
- moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.
precipitate
verb
- tr to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on
- to throw or fall from or as from a height
- to cause (moisture) to condense and fall as snow, rain, etc, or (of moisture, rain, etc) to condense and fall thus
- chem to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a dissolved substance separates from solution as a fine suspension of solid particles
adjective
- rushing ahead
- done rashly or with undue haste
- sudden and brief
noun
- chem a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering
precipitate
Verb
- To fall from the atmosphere as rain, snow, or another form of precipitation.
- To separate as a solid from a solution in chemical precipitation.
Noun
- A solid material precipitated from a solution.
precipitate
- 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.
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
Other yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of precipitate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of precipitate1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
The lynching of Frank was a precipitating moment for the rise of the KKK in the early 20th century.
But at high doses it also triggers a wave of miserable symptoms collectively called precipitated withdrawal.
If Trump follows the advice of the ideologues in his circle and pursues a strategy of maximum pressure on Beijing, he could precipitate nothing short of a global economic meltdown.
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