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precipitate - Dictionary definition and meaning for precipitate

PRECIPITATE

(noun) a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
The chemistry teacher showed her students how mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride causes silver chloride to precipitate out of solution as a solid. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
The particles precipitated, leaving a clear liquid behind. -added by naila_inlas
(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"
The crisis was precipitated by Russia's revolution. -added by naila_inlas
(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"
synonyms : come down , fall
(adj.) done with very great haste and without due deliberation
"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 , precipitous
Her precipitant acceptance of his proposal of marriage surprised everyone. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for precipitate

(Tag: English) Precipitate -> Pre + anticipate. That means you dont think/anticipate before you do something. You do it in RASH or HASTE.
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(Tag: ) Precipitation of barium sulphate by mixing solutions of sodium sulphate and barium chloride- HASTY and RASH chemical reaction.
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(Tag: ) preci [president] + pit+ate[past participle 'eat']. Imagine that President 'falls vertically/sharply' into a gigantic 'pit' and 'ate' the mud hence precipitate [v].
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(Tag: ) recipe HASTENs the making of a dish
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(Tag: ) For the adjective: New York precipitation tends to be hasty and impulsive, raining or snowing when the weather channel never called for it.
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(Tag: ) For the Verb: to cause to happen before ancicipated... "Precipitate" can sound like "slip the date" and pre= before so: "slip the date up"
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