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).