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What is "precipitate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does precipitate mean in English? Meaning of precipitate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "precipitate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "precipitate": a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Noun

  • Meaning: a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
  • Synonyms: precipitate
  • Hyponyms: sludge
  • Hypernyms: solid

    • Meaning of "precipitate": bring about abruptly

    Verb

  • Meaning: bring about abruptly
  • Example: The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
  • Synonyms: precipitate
  • Hypernyms: effect effectuate set up

    • Meaning of "precipitate": done with very great haste and without due deliberation

    Adjective

  • Meaning: done with very great haste and without due deliberation
  • Example: hasty marriage seldom proveth well hasty makeshifts take the place of planning 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 precipitate precipitous
  • Similar: hurried

    • Meaning of "precipitate": separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

    Verb

  • Meaning: separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
  • Synonyms: precipitate
  • Hypernyms: change state turn

    • Meaning of "precipitate": fall from clouds

    Verb

  • Meaning: fall from clouds
  • Example: rain, snow and sleet were falling Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
  • Synonyms: come down fall precipitate
  • Hyponyms: hail rain rain down sleet snow spat

    • Meaning of "precipitate": fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

    Verb

  • Meaning: fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
  • Example: Our economy precipitated into complete ruin
  • Synonyms: precipitate
  • Hypernyms: come down descend fall go down

    • Meaning of "precipitate": hurl or throw violently

    Verb

  • Meaning: hurl or throw violently
  • Example: The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below
  • Synonyms: precipitate
  • Hypernyms: cast hurl hurtle

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    precipitate in English: precipitate
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