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precipitate
1. verb /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt,prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
a) To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.

Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.

b) To throw an object or person from a great height.

It will precipitate tomorrow, but we dont know whether as rain or snow.

See Also: precipice, precipitation
2. noun /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt,prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
a) A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
b) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.
3. adjective /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt,prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
a) headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
b) Very steep; precipitous.
See Also: precipitous

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