Noun
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Verb
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

Verb
hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

Verb
bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia''s revolution"

Verb
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

Verb
fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

Adjective S.
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

a.
Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.

a.
Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure.

a.
Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong.

a.
Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease.

n.
An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.

v. t.
To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.

v. t.
To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict.

v. t.
To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol.

v. i.
To dash or fall headlong.

v. i.
To hasten without preparation.

v. i.
To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n.

Precipitate

Precipitate the furious torrent flows.

Precipitate

Precipitate

She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river.

Back to his sight precipitates her steps.

If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous.

The light vapor of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold.

Precipitate

So many fathom down precipitating.

Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.

An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.

To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.

To dash or fall headlong.