precipitating
verb
- 1
To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
“it precipitated their success”
- 2
To throw an object or person from a great height.
- 3
To send violently into a certain state or condition.
“we were precipitated into a conflict”
- 4
To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
“Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.”
- 5
To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- 6
To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
“It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.”
- 7
To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- 8
To fall headlong.
- 9
To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
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