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PRECIPITATE definition: 1. to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected: 2. to throw someone or something…. Learn more.
PRECIPITATE meaning: 1. to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected: 2. to throw someone or something…. Learn more.
1. a. : to throw violently : hurl. the quandaries into which the release of nuclear energy has precipitated mankind A. B. Arons. b. : to throw down. 2. : to bring about especially abruptly. precipitate a scandal that would end with his expulsion John Cheever. 3. a. : to cause to separate from solution or suspension. b.
Precipitate definition: to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly. See examples of PRECIPITATE used in a sentence.
Precipitate, or a precipitate, is a deposit of solid particles that have separated from a solution. The precipitate separated from the solution on contact with cool air. The substance isn't completely soluble in water, so a precipitate forms.
Precipitate usually means "bringing something on" or "making it happen" — and not always in a good way. An unpopular verdict might "precipitate violence" or one false step at the Grand Canyon could precipitate you down into the gorge.
2. to fling or hurl down. 3. to cast violently or abruptly: to precipitate oneself into a struggle. 4. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent. v.i. 5. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
PRECIPITATE meaning: to make something happen: . Learn more.
Precipitate definition: to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly. See examples of PRECIPITATE used in a sentence.
Definition of precipitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
