The meaning of PRECIPITATE is to throw violently : hurl. How to use precipitate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Precipitate.

PRECIPITATE definition: 1. to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected: 2. to throw someone or something…. Learn more.

English Translation of “PRÉCIPITÉ” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

Precipitate usually means "bringing something on" or "making it happen" — and not always in a good way. An unpopular verdict might "precipitate violence" or one false step at the Grand Canyon could precipitate you down into the gorge.

8 meanings: (prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt ������) 1. to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on 2. to throw or fall from or as.... Click for more definitions.

Precipitate definition: . See examples of PRECIPITATE used in a sentence.

v. pre·cip·i·tat·ed, pre·cip·i·tat·ing, pre·cip·i·tates

Feb 9, 2025 · Though thoughtful far beyond your years, you are very inexperienced; and I would not have a preference that may originate in your little knowledge of others, or a romantic exaggeration of slight kindnesses, lead you into a precipitate union with me, unless you most seriously examine your own heart, and weigh the various consequences.

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PRÉCIPITÉ translate: hasty, quick, precipitate, hasty, hurried, precipitous. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.