precipitate meaning and definition

PRECIPITATE noun

Definition of precipitate (noun)

1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

PRECIPITATE verb

Definition of precipitate (verb)

1. bring about abruptly
   • "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
3. fall from clouds
   • "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
   • synonyms: come down, fall
4. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
   • "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
5. hurl or throw violently
   • "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

PRECIPITATE adjective

Definition of precipitate (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous