precipitate

1. (transitive)To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

   to precipitate a journey, or a conflict

   it precipitated their success

   vorantreiben, beschleunigen, überstürzen

   ускорятьuskorjatʹ, ускоритьuskoritʹ

2. (transitive)To throw an object or person from a great height.

   hinabwerfen, hinabstürzen, hinabschleudern

3. (transitive)To send violently into a certain state or condition.

   we were precipitated into a conflict

   werfen, stürzen

   втянутьvtjanutʹ, ввергатьvvergatʹ

4. (intransitive)(chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

   Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.

   sich niederschlagen, sich ausfällen, ausfällen

   выпадать в осадокvypadatʹ v osadok, осаждатьсяosaždatʹsja

5. (transitive)(chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

   separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

6. (intransitive)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.

   niederschlagen

7. (transitive)To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.

8. (intransitive)To fall headlong.

   fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

9. (intransitive)To act too hastily; to be precipitous.

1. The clouds thickened and it started to precipitate.

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2. A sudden decline in stock prices could precipitate a financial crisis.

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3. The assassination of the Archduke precipitated the outbreak of World War I.

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