Question 1 · Quick check
precipitate
CEFRC1
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/
verb · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To cause something to happen suddenly.
- 02
adjective
Done too quickly without enough thought.
Examples
A sudden decline in stock prices could precipitate a financial crisis.
The clouds thickened and it started to precipitate.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtət/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo send violently into a certain state or condition.
To throw an object or person from a great height.
To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
More examples
In contextBack to his sight precipitates her steps.
to precipitate a journey, or a conflict
it precipitated their success
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Origin
verb
From Latin praecipitātus, perfect passive participle of praecipitō (“throw down, hurl down, throw headlong”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from praeceps (“head foremost, headlong”) (praecipit- in its oblique stem), from prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”).