Definition of precipitate

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Precipitate (v. t.) To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict..

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Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
Hasty :: Hasty (n.) Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong.
Cloud-burst :: Cloud-burst (n.) A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict..
Dreg :: Dreg (n.) Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society..
Sudden :: Sudden (a.) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (n.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface..
Precipitable :: Precipitable (a.) Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate, n. (Chem.).
Precipitator :: Precipitator (n.) One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
Rash :: Rash (superl.) Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of persons; as, a rash statesman or commander..
Hail :: Hail (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones..
Precipitancy :: Precipitancy (n.) The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth..
Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Rashful :: Rashful (a.) Rash; hasty; precipitate.
Coagulum :: Coagulum (a.) The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
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