Precipitate Definition
prĭ-sĭpĭ-tāt
precipitated, precipitates, precipitating
verb
precipitated, precipitates, precipitating
To be precipitated.
Webster's New World
To cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten.
To precipitate a crisis.
Webster's New World
To throw headlong; hurl downward.
Webster's New World
To cause (a slightly soluble substance) to become insoluble, as by heat or by a chemical reagent, and separate out from a solution.
Webster's New World
To put suddenly into a certain state or condition.
American Heritage
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adjective
Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
Webster's New World
Acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong.
Webster's New World
Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
American Heritage
Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.
American Heritage
Very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt.
Webster's New World
noun
precipitates
A substance that is precipitated out from a solution or gas.
Webster's New World
A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
Wiktionary
Origin of Precipitate
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Latin praecipitāre praecipitāt- to throw headlong from praeceps praecipit- headlong prae- pre- caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin praecipitō (“throw down, hurl down"), from praeceps (“head foremost, headlong"), from prae (“before") + caput (“head").
From Wiktionary
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From Latin praecipitatum
From Wiktionary
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From Latin praecipitatus
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