Precipitate

Noun1.precipitate - a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
sludge - the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
solid - a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
Verb1.precipitate - separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
2.precipitate - bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
bring about, effect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"
3.precipitate - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
fall - descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
spat - come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
snow - fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"
hail - precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
sleet - precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
4.precipitate - fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
5.precipitate - hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
hurl, hurtle, cast - throw forcefully
Adj.1.precipitate - done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

 

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