precipitate

Noun
  1. A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering (synset 114615815)
    is a type of: solid - matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
    subtypes: sludge - the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
Adjective
  1. Done with very great haste and without due deliberation (synset 301273978)
    "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"
    similar to: hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
    same as: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous
Verb
  1. Bring about abruptly (synset 201647881)
    "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
    is a type of: effect, effectuate, set up - produce
  2. Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles (synset 200475925)
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  3. Fall from clouds (synset 202762779)
    "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
    entail: condense, distil, distill - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
    subtypes:
    • rain, rain down - precipitate as rain
    • spat - come down like raindrops
    • snow - fall as snow
    • hail - precipitate as small ice particles
    • sleet - precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
    same as: come down, fall
    verb group: fall - descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
  4. Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong (synset 201975764)
    "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  5. Hurl or throw violently (synset 201510228)
    "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
    is a type of: cast, hurl, hurtle - throw forcefully

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