precipitate
1. pre.cip.i.tate \pri-'sip-*-.ta-t\ \-.ta-t-iv\ \-.ta-t-*r\ vb [L
praecipitatus, pp. of praecipitare, fr. praecipit-, pra]eceps 1a: to throw
violently : HURL 1b: to throw down 2a: to urge or press on with haste or
violence 2b: to bring on abruptly 3a: to cause to separate from solution
or suspension 3b: to cause (vapor) to condense and fall or deposit 1a: to
fall headlong 1b: to fall or come suddenly into some condition 2: to move
or act precipitately 3a: to separate from solution or suspension 3b: to
condense from a vapor and fall as rain or snow - pre.cip.i.ta.tive aj
2. pre.cip.i.tate \pri-'sip-*t-*t, -*-.ta-t\ n [NL praecipitatum, fr. L,
neut. of praecipitatus] 1: a substance separated from a solution or
suspension by chemical or physi cal change usu. as an insoluble amorphous
or crystalline solid 2: a product, result, or outcome of some process or
action
3. pre.cip.i.tate \pri-'sip-*t-*t\ aj 1: exhibiting violent or unwise speed
: RASH 2a: falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent 2b:
PRECIPITOUS MSUDDEN mean showing undue haste or unexpectedness. PRECIPITATE
and HEADLONG imply rashness and lack of forethought, PRECIPITATE applying
usu. to actions or decisions, HEADLONG to persons or qualities; ABRUPT
stresses curtness and lack of warning or intimation; IMPETUOUS implies
vehement impatience or impulsiveness; \SUDDEN stresses unexpectedness and
sharpness or violence of action - pre.cip.i.tate.ly av SYN syn PRECIPITATE,
HEADLONG, ABRUPT, IMPETUOUS,