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to precipitate
01
(chemistry) to become separated from the solvent in a solid form
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
precipitate
3rd person singular
precipitates
Past simple
precipitated
Past participle
precipitated
Examples
Upon cooling the saturated sugar solution, crystals began to precipitate at the bottom of the container.
02
to bring about or accelerate the occurrence of something, often resulting in unexpected or unfavorable consequences
Transitive: to precipitate an undesirable outcome
Examples
The impulsive decision to cut funding for the social program could precipitate a crisis in vulnerable communities.
03
to throw or cast something forcefully and with great intensity
Transitive: to precipitate sth to a direction
Examples
The rioters decided to precipitate objects at the police, leading to a tense confrontation.
04
to descend rapidly and abruptly, often describing a sudden and steep fall
Intransitive
Examples
As the hiker lost his footing, he began to precipitate down the steep slope.
05
to undergo the process of condensation from a gaseous state to form liquid droplets or solid particles, resulting in rainfall or snowfall.
Intransitive
Examples
In high-altitude regions, the cold temperatures cause water vapor to precipitate as snowflakes.
Precipitate
01
a solid substance that has been separated from a solution as a result of a chemical or physical process, either remaining suspended in the liquid or collected after settling or filtration
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
precipitates
Examples
The chemist examined the white precipitate at the bottom of the test tube.
precipitate
01
done, made, or occurring suddenly without sufficient thought
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most precipitate
Comparative
more precipitate
gradable
Examples
His precipitate decision to quit his job shocked everyone at the office.
Lexical Tree
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precipitate
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