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precipitate verb

• cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
• "the incident precipitated a political crisis"
Similar: bring about, bring on, cause, lead to, occasion, give rise to, trigger, spark, touch off, provoke, hasten, accelerate, expedite, speed up, advance, quicken, push forward, further, instigate, induce,
• cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution.
• "cell proteins were then precipitated and washed in 10% trichloroacetic acid"

precipitate adjective

• done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.
• "I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate"
Similar: hasty, overhasty, rash, hurried, rushed, impetuous, impulsive, spur-of-the-moment, precipitous, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-advised, heedless, reckless, hare-brained, foolhardy, harum-scarum, previous, temerarious,

precipitate noun

• a substance precipitated from a solution.
Origin: early 16th century: from Latin praecipitat- ‘thrown headlong’, from the verb praecipitare, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘headlong’, from prae ‘before’ + caput ‘head’. The original sense of the verb was ‘hurl down, send violently’; hence ‘cause to move rapidly’, which gave rise to sense 1 (early 17th century).


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