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percipitate

 

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Term: Percipitate

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To cause an event or situation to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.

Sample Sentence: The unplanned announcement of the new product percipitated a frenzy of excitement among the customers.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A solid substance that is separated from a liquid in a chemical process.

Sample Sentence: The chemist filtered the solution to obtain the desired percipitate.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Describing something that occurs suddenly or abruptly.

Sample Sentence: The percipitate rainfall caught the pedestrians off guard, leaving them scrambling for shelter.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 2: To cause someone's actions to be impulsive, hasty, or rushed.

Sample Sentence: His reckless driving percipitated a series of unfortunate events.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 2: (Meteorology) Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

Sample Sentence: The forecast predicted percipitate for the entire weekend, so they decided to stay indoors.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 2: (Obsolete) Describing something that is thrown headlong or hastily.

Sample Sentence: The percipitate thief swiftly evaded capture by diving into the narrow alley.

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