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
ADJECTIVESeparate as a fine suspension of solid particles.
1
NOUNDone with very great haste and without due deliberation.
“wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king”
1
A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering.
WORD FORMS
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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