English Dictionary

precipitate

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/

verb

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly. / (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height. / (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

The sudden rainstorm will precipitate a change in our plans.

意味（1）

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

to precipitate a journey, or a conflict

意味（2）

(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

In gallopping heedlessly along, with her eyes turned upwards, she had unwarily approached too near the bank; it had given way with her, and she and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled margin of the river.

意味（3）

(transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

we were precipitated into a conflict

意味（4）

(intransitive, chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.

意味（5）

(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

意味（6）

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

Troponyms: rain, snow, hail

意味（7）

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

The light vapour of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To fall headlong.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.