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Uncommonprecipitate
The correct spelling is precipitate.
How to pronounce precipitate
/pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
verbIPA: /pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
Say it like: Pre-sip-ita-te
The correct spelling is precipitate. To make something happen suddenly and quickly. For example: "it precipitated their success"
Usage Examples
“it precipitated their success”
“we were precipitated into a conflict”
“Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- 2.To throw an object or person from a great height.
- 3.To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- 4.To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- 5.To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
adjective
- 1.Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
- 2.Very steep; precipitous.
- 3.With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
- 4.Moving with excessive speed or haste.
- 5.Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
noun
- 1.A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action
- 2.A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
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