ALL meanings of precipitate
pre·cip·i·tate
P p - transitive verb precipitate hasten, bring about faster 1
- adjective precipitate quick, done without thought 1
- verb with object precipitate to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis. 1
- verb with object precipitate to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down. 1
- verb with object precipitate to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly: He precipitated himself into the struggle. 1
- verb with object precipitate Chemistry. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent. 1
- verb without object precipitate Meteorology. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc. 1
- verb without object precipitate to separate from a solution as a precipitate. 1
- verb without object precipitate to be cast or thrown down headlong. 1
- adjective precipitate headlong: a precipitate fall down the stairs. 1
- adjective precipitate rushing headlong or rapidly onward. 1
- adjective precipitate proceeding rapidly or with great haste: a precipitate retreat. 1
- adjective precipitate exceedingly sudden or abrupt: a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision. 1
- adjective precipitate done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash: a precipitate marriage. 1
- noun precipitate Chemistry. a substance precipitated from a solution. 1
- noun precipitate moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc. 1
- noun precipitate a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering 0
- verb transitive precipitate to throw headlong; hurl downward 0
- verb transitive precipitate to cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten 0
- verb transitive precipitate to cause (a slightly soluble substance) to become insoluble, as by heat or by a chemical reagent, and separate out from a solution 0
- verb transitive precipitate to cause the separation of a suspended liquid or solid from a gas 0
- verb transitive precipitate to condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc. 0
- intransitive verb precipitate to be precipitated 0
- intransitive verb precipitate to condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc. 0
- adjective precipitate falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc. 0
- adjective precipitate acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong 0
- adjective precipitate very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt 0
- noun precipitate a substance that is precipitated out from a solution or gas 0
- noun precipitate Precipitate, or a precipitate, is a deposit of solid particles that have separated from a solution. 0
- verb precipitate If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. 0
- adjective precipitate A precipitate action or decision happens or is made more quickly or suddenly than most people think is sensible. 0
- verb precipitate to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on 0
- verb precipitate to throw or fall from or as from a height 0
- verb precipitate to cause (moisture) to condense and fall as snow, rain, etc, or (of moisture, rain, etc) to condense and fall thus 0
- verb precipitate to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a dissolved substance separates from solution as a fine suspension of solid particles 0
- adjective precipitate rushing ahead 0
- adjective precipitate done rashly or with undue haste 0
- adjective precipitate sudden and brief 0