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Definition of Precipitate
1. Adjective. Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. "Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
Similar to: Hurried
Derivative terms: Haste, Hastiness, Precipitance, Precipitancy, Precipitateness, Precipitousness
2. Verb. Bring about abruptly. "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
3. Noun. A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering.
4. Verb. Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles.
5. Verb. Fall from clouds. "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
Entails: Condense, Distil, Distill
Related verbs: Fall
Specialized synonyms: Rain, Rain Down, Spat, Snow, Hail, Sleet
Derivative terms: Precipitation, Precipitation
6. Verb. Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong. "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
7. Verb. Hurl or throw violently. "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
Definition of Precipitate
1. a. Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.
2. n. An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.
3. v. t. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
4. v. i. To dash or fall headlong.
Definition of Precipitate
1. Verb. (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form. ¹
6. Verb. (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. ¹
7. Noun. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action. ¹
8. Noun. (chemistry) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution. ¹
9. Adjective. headlong; falling steeply or vertically. ¹
10. Adjective. Very steep; precipitous. ¹
11. Adjective. With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong. ¹
12. Adjective. Moving with excessive speed or haste. ¹
13. Adjective. Performed very rapidly or abruptly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precipitate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precipitate
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