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.

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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.

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Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.

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Very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt.

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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.

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Other Word Forms of Precipitate

Singular:

precipitate

Plural:

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
From Latin praecipitō (“throw down, hurl down"), from praeceps (“head foremost, headlong"), from prae (“before") + caput (“head").

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From Latin praecipitatum

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From Latin praecipitatus

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