definition of
[precipitate]

[1] #1 precipitate v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution". wn

[2] #2 precipitate v. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles. wn

[3] #3 precipitate n. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering. wn

[4] #4 precipitate s. [hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous] 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. wn

[5] #5 precipitate v. [come down, fall] fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum". wn