precipitate
precipitate · more precipitate · most precipitate
несподіваний, раптовий, наглий
на скорую руку, грубый, халтурный
plötzlich, jäh
Headlong; falling steeply or verticallyHeadlong; falling steeply or vertically.
Meaning
5 sensesHeadlong; falling steeply or vertically.
Very steep; precipitous.
With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty.
The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
a precipitate case of disease
Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
More definitions
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Examples
3 sentencesThe clouds thickened and it started to precipitate.
A sudden decline in stock prices could precipitate a financial crisis.
The assassination of the Archduke precipitated the outbreak of World War I.
Origin
From Latin praecipitātus (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).From Latin praecipitātus (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).
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Forms
more precipitate, most precipitate| Comparative | more precipitate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most precipitate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
24 synonymsrashB2headstrongC1impulsiveB2suddenA2spontaneousC1headlongprecipitantprecipitousbranthotheadedimpetuousdaringdevil-may-careheedless
Close in meaning
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation:hastyoverhastyprecipitantprecipitous
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedprecipitateness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form