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precipitates

/prɪˈsɪpɪteɪts/ /prɪˈsɪpɪtəts/

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verb

To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

Examples :

"it precipitated their success"

outcome action event process

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verb

To throw an object or person from a great height.

Examples :

"The desperate man, facing financial ruin, threatened to precipitate himself from the top of the building. "

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To send violently into a certain state or condition.

Examples :

"we were precipitated into a conflict"

condition action outcome

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verb

To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

Examples :

"Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate."

chemistry science process

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verb

To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

Examples :

"When you add vinegar to milk, it precipitates the protein, forming small clumps. "

chemistry substance process science

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verb

To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.

Examples :

""If the temperature drops suddenly tonight, the moisture in the air precipitates as snow." "

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To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.

Examples :

"Cool air precipitates the fog, making it thick and dense. "

weather environment

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verb

To fall headlong.

Examples :

"The toddler, trying to climb the toy shelf, precipitates forward onto the soft rug. "

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verb

To act too hastily; to be precipitous.

Examples :

"Seeing the stock price drop slightly, John precipitates a panic by selling all his shares immediately. "

action attitude

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noun

A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action

Examples :

"The unexpected layoff was a difficult precipitate of the company's declining sales. "

outcome process event action

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noun

A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution

Examples :

"The science experiment created colorful precipitates at the bottom of the test tubes. "

chemistry substance material compound