American English pronunciation
How to pronounce precipitated
IPA transcription: [pɹɪ'sɪpɪ,teɪtɪd]
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Verb
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fall from clouds
“rain, snow and sleet were falling”
“Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum”
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bring about abruptly
“The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution”
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separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
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fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
“Our economy precipitated into complete ruin”
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hurl or throw violently
“The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below”
Usage examples
- The discovery supposedly precipitated Parsons to charge for the lap leader prizes.
- The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitated the Thirty Years' War.
- Spodumene or mica crystals can be precipitated.
- This match precipitated the popularity of the new sport in Poland.
- This event precipitated a major crisis in Gaughan's life.
- This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush.
- A blast would have precipitated him, three times he caught up, without a shudder.
- This precipitated the first of a series of wars between Bohemond and the Templars.
- From this mixture, the lithium was precipitated by ammonium carbonate.
- It is precipitated by sulfuric acid in red flocks.