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precipitate precipitate definition

precipitate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  3 
  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
  =>  rain,  rain  down 
  =>  spat 
  =>  snow 
  =>  hail 
  =>  sleet 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  3 
  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
  =>  rain,  rain  down 
  =>  drizzle,  mizzle 
  =>  shower,  shower  down 
  =>  sprinkle,  spit,  spatter,  patter,  pitter-patter 
  =>  pour,  pelt,  stream,  rain  cats  and  dogs,  rain  buckets 
  =>  sheet 
  =>  sluice,  sluice  down 
  =>  spat 
  =>  snow 
  =>  hail 
  =>  sleet 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  3 
  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
  =>  condense 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  5  senses  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  precipitate 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  precipitate 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
 
  Sense  4 
  precipitate 
  =>  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  precipitate 
  =>  hurl,  hurtle,  cast 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  precipitate  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  precipitate 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
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  Sense  2 
  precipitate 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  precipitate 
  =>  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  precipitate 
  =>  hurl,  hurtle,  cast 
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  Grep  of  noun  precipitate 
  precipitate 
  precipitateness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  precipitate 
 
  The  noun  precipitate  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  precipitate  --  (a  precipitated  solid  substance  in  suspension  or  after  settling  or  filtering) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  The  verb  precipitate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  precipitate  --  (separate  as  a  fine  suspension  of  solid  particles) 
  2.  (4)  precipitate  --  (bring  about  abruptly:  "The  crisis  precipitated  by  Russia's  revolution") 
  3.  precipitate,  come  down  fall  --  (fall  from  clouds;  "rain,  snow  and  sleet  were  falling";  "Vesuvius  precipitated  its  fiery,  destructive  rage  on  Herculaneum.") 
  4.  precipitate  --  (fall  vertically,  sharply,  or  headlong;  "Our  economy  precipitated  into  complete  ruin") 
  5.  precipitate  --  (hurl  or  throw  violently;  "The  bridge  broke  and  precipitated  the  train  into  the  river  below") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  precipitate 
 
  The  adj  precipitate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hasty,  overhasty,  precipitate,  precipitant  --  (done  with  very  great  haste  and  without  due  deliberation;  "hasty  marriage  seldom  proveth  well"-  Shakespeare;  "hasty  makeshifts  take  the  place  of  planning"-  Arthur  Geddes;  "rejected  what  was  regarded  as  an  overhasty  plan  for  reconversion";  "wondered  whether  they  had  been  rather  precipitate  in  deposing  the  king") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  precipitate 
 
  1  sense  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hasty,  overhasty,  precipitate,  precipitant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hurried)  ->  unhurried 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  precipitate 
 
  1  sense  of  precipitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hasty,  overhasty,  precipitate,  precipitant 
  =>  hurried  (vs.  unhurried) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  precipitate 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  precipitate 
 
  precipitate  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  precipitate 
  precipitate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  precipitate 
 
  The  noun  precipitate  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  precipitate  --  (a  precipitated  solid  substance  in  suspension  or  after  settling  or  filtering) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  precipitate 
 
  The  verb  precipitate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  precipitate  --  (separate  as  a  fine  suspension  of  solid  particles) 
  2.  (4)  precipitate  --  (bring  about  abruptly:  "The  crisis  precipitated  by  Russia's  revolution") 
  3.  precipitate,  come  down  fall  --  (fall  from  clouds;  "rain,  snow  and  sleet  were  falling";  "Vesuvius  precipitated  its  fiery,  destructive  rage  on  Herculaneum.") 
  4.  precipitate  --  (fall  vertically,  sharply,  or  headlong;  "Our  economy  precipitated  into  complete  ruin") 
  5.  precipitate  --  (hurl  or  throw  violently;  "The  bridge  broke  and  precipitated  the  train  into  the  river  below") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  precipitate 
 
  The  adj  precipitate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hasty,  overhasty,  precipitate,  precipitant  --  (done  with  very  great  haste  and  without  due  deliberation;  "hasty  marriage  seldom  proveth  well"-  Shakespeare;  "hasty  makeshifts  take  the  place  of  planning"-  Arthur  Geddes;  "rejected  what  was  regarded  as  an  overhasty  plan  for  reconversion";  "wondered  whether  they  had  been  rather  precipitate  in  deposing  the  king") 



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