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precipitate

/ precipitate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Type of:
solid
Kinds of:
sludge
verb Sense 2
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
precipitation precipitant precipitator Cottrell precipitator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
hurl or throw violently
"The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
Type of:
hurl hurtle cast
Derived:
precipitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
bring about abruptly
"The crisis precipitated by Russia''s revolution"
Type of:
effect effectuate bring about
Derived:
precipitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
"Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
Type of:
descend fall go down
Derived:
precipitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
Kinds of:
rain rain down spat snow hail
Derived:
precipitation downfall
Verb group:
fall
Entails:
condense distill distil
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 7
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
"hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare"
"hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes"
"rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
"wondered whether"
Similar:
hurried
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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solid sludge change state turn hurl hurtle cast effect effectuate bring about descend fall