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pricipitate

 

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Pricipitate

Part of Speech: Verb, Noun, Adjective

Verb

Sense 1: To cause or bring about an event or situation suddenly or unexpectedly.

Example sentence: The shocking news about the company's bankruptcy pricipitated a wave of panic among the employees.

Sense 2: To cause a substance to separate from a solution or to form a solid or a liquid from a gas.

Example sentence: Adding a chemical to the solution will pricipitate a precipitate on the bottom of the beaker.

Sense 3: To hasten or accelerate a process or development.

Example sentence: The manager's decisive actions were able to pricipitate the completion of the project ahead of schedule.

Noun

Sense 1: A solid or liquid product that separates from a solution or forms from a gas.

Example sentence: After the reaction, a green pricipitate formed at the bottom of the test tube.

Sense 2: Something that causes a particular event or situation to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.

Example sentence: The politician's controversial statement became the pricipitate for a heated debate among the audience.

Adjective

Sense 1: Done without careful consideration or thought.

Example sentence: His pricipitate decision to quit his job without having another one lined up put him in a difficult financial situation.

Sense 2: Characterized by precipitation, such as rainfall.

Example sentence: The dark clouds and pricipitate weather made us cancel our plans for a picnic.

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