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pre·cip·i·tate
precipitate
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
pronunciation: |
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inflections: |
precipitates, precipitating, precipitated |
definition 1: |
to cause to occur suddenly or sooner than might have been expected or planned; hasten.
The death of his wife precipitated his own physical decline.- synonyms:
- accelerate, hasten, speed
- similar words:
- expedite, facilitate, prompt, quicken
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definition 2: |
to send, plunge, or cast suddenly or violently
The stock market plunge precipitated the company into ruin.- synonyms:
- plunge
- similar words:
- cast, send
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definition 3: |
to cause (moisture) to be transformed from vapor into snow, rain, or the like.
- similar words:
- transform
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definition 4: |
in chemistry, to separate (solid particles) from the liquid in which they are suspended.
- similar words:
- break down, deposit, fractionate, separate, settle
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related words: |
condense, speed |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
pronunciation: |
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definition 1: |
of solid particles, to separate from the liquid in which they are suspended.
- similar words:
- separate, settle
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definition 2: |
to change from a vaporous state and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or the like.
These water molecules in the air will eventually precipitate.- similar words:
- drizzle, hail, mist, rain, sleet, snow
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related words: |
condense, deposit, sink, subside |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
pronunciation: |
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definition 1: |
rash or hasty; impetuous.
It had been a precipitate decision to sell the business, but there was no turning back now.- synonyms:
- brash, hasty, headlong, impetuous, pell-mell, rash
- antonyms:
- deliberate
- similar words:
- careless, hotheaded, imprudent, impulsive, madcap, reckless, slapdash
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definition 2: |
moving forward or downward with great speed; greatly hurried.
The plane was forced to make a precipitate landing.- synonyms:
- hasty, headlong, precipitous
- similar words:
- breakneck, hurried, rushed, swift
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definition 3: |
happening unexpectedly or abruptly.
The precipitate visit of the grandparents threw the family into a flurry.- synonyms:
- abrupt, sudden, unexpected
- similar words:
- surprising, unannounced, unlooked-for
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related words: |
cursory, premature, quick, rash, shortsighted, sudden, thoughtless |
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
pr
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[or]
pr
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definition 1: |
in chemistry, a solid substance separated from the liquid in which it was suspended.
- synonyms:
- precipitation, sublimate
- similar words:
- dregs, lees, sediment, settlings, silt
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definition 2: |
falling condensed moisture, such as rain or snow.
- synonyms:
- precipitation
- similar words:
- drizzle, rain, sleet, snow
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related words: |
deposit, deposition, dregs, ground |
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derivations: |
precipitative (adj.), precipitately (adv.), precipitateness (n.), precipitator (n.) |
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