[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

precipitate \precip"itate\, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   precipitated; p. pr.  vb. n. precipitating.
   1. to throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or
      height.
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            she and her horse had been precipitated to the
            pebbled region of the river.          --w. irving.
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   2. to urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause
      to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,
      precipitate a journey, or a conflict.
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            back to his sight precipitates her steps. --glover.
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            if they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,
            and prove dangerous.                  --bacon.
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   3. chem. to separate from a solution, or other medium, in
      the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor
      when in solution with alcohol.
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            the light vapor of the preceding evening had been
            precipitated by the cold.             --w. irving.
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see also:
precipitated precipitating 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

precipitating
     adj : bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the
           railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction
           of water-borne commerce" syn: precipitatinga
see also:
precipitatinga 

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