Precipitate

Quick meaning: Precipitate is a verb meaning (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

Meaning

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
2. (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
3. (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
4. (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
5. (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
6. (intransitive) To fall headlong.
7. (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.

Example Sentences

it precipitated their success

we were precipitated into a conflict

to precipitate a journey, or a conflict

Back to his sight precipitates her steps.

Word Forms

• precipitates
• precipitating
• precipitated

Synonyms for precipitate

Depending on context, synonyms include headlong, advance, accelerate, hasten, speed up, throw.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hasty, hurried, precipitant, fall, come down, hurry.

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