precipitate

/prɪ'sɪpə,teɪt/ verbadjectivenoun
11 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Fall from clouds.

“Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum”

2

Bring about abruptly.

“The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution”

3

Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong.

“Our economy precipitated into complete ruin”

4

Hurl or throw violently.

“The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below”

5

Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles.

ADJECTIVE
1

Done with very great haste and without due deliberation.

“wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king”

NOUN
1

A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering.

WORD FORMS
Related formprecipitation
Related formprecipitateness
Related formprecipitant
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinecipitatepray
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespre · cip · i · tate
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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