Precipitate
21precipitate — v. (d; tr.) to precipitate into (to precipitate a country into war) * * * [prɪ sɪpɪteɪt] (d; tr.) to precipitate into (to precipitate a country into war) …
22precipitate — precipitates, precipitating, precipitated (The verb is pronounced [[t]prɪsɪ̱pəteɪt[/t]]. The adjective is pronounced [[t]prɪsɪ̱pɪtət[/t]].) 1) VERB If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen… …
23precipitate — pre|cip|i|tate1 [ prı sıpıtət ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to make something happen or begin to exist suddenly and quickly, especially something bad: Such headaches can be precipitated by certain foods as well as stress. 2. )… …
24precipitate — 1. verb /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt,prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/ a) To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten. Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate. b) To throw an object or person from a great height. It will precipitate tomorrow, but we dont know… …
25precipitate — 1. verb 1) the incident precipitated a crisis Syn: bring about/on, cause, lead to, give rise to, instigate, trigger, spark, touch off, provoke, hasten, accelerate, expedite 2) they were precipitated down the mountain Syn …
26precipitate — 1. To cause a substance in solution to separate as a solid. 2. A solid separated out from a solution or suspension; a floc or clump, such as that resulting from the mixture of a specific …
27precipitate — See precipitate, precipitous …
28precipitate — verb Precipitate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑crisis, ↑relapse …
29precipitate — verb prɪ sɪpɪteɪt 1》 cause (an undesirable event) to happen unexpectedly or prematurely. 2》 cause to move suddenly and with force. ↘(precipitate someone/thing into) send someone or something without warning into a particular state or… …
30precipitate — 1 verb 1 (T) formal to make something serious happen more quickly than was expected; hasten: The economic crisis was precipitated by the US s inability to deal with the budget deficit. 2 (T) to force someone or something into a particular state… …
