verb🔗ShareTo make something happen suddenly and quickly."it precipitated their success"actioneventoutcomeprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo throw an object or person from a great height."The kidnappers threatened to precipitate their hostage from the building if their demands were not met. "actiondisastereventinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo send violently into a certain state or condition."we were precipitated into a conflict"actionoutcomeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come out of a liquid solution into solid form."Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate."chemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form."Adding acid to the milk will precipitate the proteins, causing them to clump together and separate from the liquid. "chemistrysubstanceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets."The heavy clouds began to precipitate rain just as we were leaving school. "weathernatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground."The cold air will precipitate the moisture in the clouds as rain. "weatherenvironmentscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fall headlong."Example Sentence: "Running too fast down the stairs, the child lost their balance and precipitated headfirst down the remaining steps." "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act too hastily; to be precipitous."The student decided to quit his school project, precipitating a disastrous final grade. "actionattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHeadlong; falling steeply or vertically."The hikers made a precipitate descent down the steep mountain, moving faster and more recklessly than was safe. "weatherdisastergeologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVery steep; precipitous."The road climbed the mountain in a precipitate ascent, making some passengers feel uneasy. "geographygeologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWith a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong."Her precipitate decision to quit her job without another one lined up caused her family considerable stress. "characterattitudemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMoving with excessive speed or haste."The king was too precipitate in declaring war."actiontimequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePerformed very rapidly or abruptly."The student made a precipitate decision to drop the class after only attending one lecture. "timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA product resulting from a process, event, or course of action"The precipitate of their hard work was a promotion at the office. "outcomeprocesseventactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution"The cloudy liquid cleared after the precipitate settled at the bottom of the glass. "chemistrysubstancecompoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading