Topic: CHEMISTRY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of praecipitare, from praeceps; PRECIPICE |
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pre‧cip‧i‧tate1
1 [transitive] formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected [= hasten]: The riot was precipitated when four black men were arrested.
The riot was precipitated when four black men were arrested.2 [intransitive,transitive + out] technicalHC to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way
precipitate somebody into something
phrasal verbThe drug treatment precipitated him into a depression.