precipitate
adjective
1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
Similar word(s): hurried, hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous
Sentences with precipitate as an adjective:
- The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
- a precipitate case of disease
noun
1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
verb
1. bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
Definition categories: creation, effect, effectuate
2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
Definition categories: change, turn
3. fall from clouds
- Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
Similar word(s): fall
Definition categories: weather
4. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- Our economy precipitated into complete ruin
Definition categories: motion, descend, fall
5. hurl or throw violently
- The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below
Definition categories: contact, cast, hurl, hurtle
Sentences with precipitate as a verb:
- to precipitate a journey, or a conflict
- Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.
- It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.