Definitions for precipitate

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precipitate pre·cip·i·tate

Spelling: [verb pri-sip-i-teyt; adjective, noun pri-sip-i-t

IPA: /verb prɪˈsɪp ɪˌteɪt; adjective, noun prɪˈsɪp ɪ tɪt, -ˌteɪt/

Precipitate is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 447 anagrams from letters in precipitate (aceeiipprtt).

Definitions for precipitate

noun

1. Chemistry. a substance precipitated from a solution.
2. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.

adjective

1. headlong:
2. rushing headlong or rapidly onward.
3. proceeding rapidly or with great haste:
4. exceedingly sudden or abrupt:
5. done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash:

verb (used with object)

1. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:
2. to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down.
3. to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly:
4. Chemistry. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.

verb (used without object)

1. Meteorology. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
2. to separate from a solution as a precipitate.
3. to be cast or thrown down headlong.

Origin of precipitate

1520-30; (v. and adj.) Latin praecipitātus (past participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong), equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps steep; see precipice

Examples for precipitate

To Daniel, the blow was all that he needed to precipitate his ruin.

If NATO withdraws, those forces will almost certainly sweep into Kabul and precipitate another protracted civil war.

Unlike some of her peers, she is not motivated by an ideological zeal to precipitate Israel's destruction.

precipitate allowed to stand 24 hours, and then dried at 55°.

"No, no, it would but precipitate itself at once upon us," replied John.

How would she explain to herself his sudden, precipitate journey to London alone?

Continued temporizing could destroy the euro and precipitate another financial catastrophe.

Anger, alcohol, drugs, economic hopelessness, reckless driving—they can all precipitate tragedy.

Next in line is the arch- conservative Interior Minister Prince Nayif, who would alienate reformers and might precipitate unrest.

It may be that he did not want to precipitate the slaughter.