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precipitated
(encz) | precipitated,sražený adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Precipitated
(gcide) | Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, 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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