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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.
Synonyms: accelerate
Antonyms: retard
- 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: crystallize
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.
Antonyms: careful
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.
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Derived Forms
- preˈcipitateness, noun
- preˈcipiˌtator, noun
- preˌcipitaˈbility, noun
- preˈcipitable, adjective
- preˈcipitative, adjective
- preˈcipitately, adverb
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Other Words From
- pre·cip·i·tate·ly adverb
- pre·cip·i·tate·ness noun
- pre·cip·i·ta·tive adjective
- pre·cip·i·ta·tor noun
- non·pre·cip·i·ta·tive adjective
- un·pre·cip·i·tate adjective
- un·pre·cip·i·tate·ly adverb
- un·pre·cip·i·tate·ness noun
- un·pre·cip·i·ta·tive adjective
- un·pre·cip·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precipitate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precipitate1
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Example Sentences
The Saur (April) Revolution would precipitate an Afghan conflict that continues to this day.
Unlike some of her peers, she is not motivated by an ideological zeal to precipitate Israel's destruction.
Continued temporizing could destroy the euro and precipitate another financial catastrophe.
If you have, then you probably also know that some worry that such a move would precipitate a constitutional crisis.
More importantly even than that, the mere idea of war with Syria—of anything that could remotely precipitate war—is madness.
Results are in terms of bulk of precipitate, which must not be confused with percentage by weight.
She felt that her summary was precipitate, and drawing herself up defiantly looked hard at Mrs. Leslie.
Strong gold & heavy precipitate in test, silver test poor but on filtering showed like white of egg in tube (unusual).
Some slight injury in the abdomen, as from a blow or a kick, may precipitate an attack in predisposed individuals.
I would leave no room for the torturing thought that had I been less precipitate she would have been more kindly.
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