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precipitateto cause something to happen suddenly or too soon

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to cause something to happen suddenly or too soon

Pronunciation (IPA): /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/

Korean meaning: 급작스럽게 일으키다, 촉발하다

Korean pronunciation: 프리**시**피테이트

Example Sentences

  • Don't let one bad review precipitate you into closing your restaurant!
  • The CEO's precipitate tweet precipitated a stock market panic.
  • His precipitate proposal on the first date precipitated her immediate exit.

precipitate

VERB

//prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt//

to cause something to happen suddenly or too soon

precipitate concept
💡 Concept

A worker's careless kick precipitates a dangerous beam collapse at the construction site

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precipitate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Wanting to anticipate and participate, but haste can precipitate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpre--
Rootcapit
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'praecipitare,' meaning 'to throw headlong' or 'to cast down,' derived from 'praeceps' (headlong, steep) combining 'prae' (before) and 'caput' (head). The word evolved to mean causing something to happen suddenly or hastily.

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🎵Rhyme

participateanticipatefacilitate
participate
anticipate
facilitate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Don't let one bad review precipitate you into closing your restaurant!

😄 Fun example

The CEO's precipitate tweet precipitated a stock market panic.

😄 Fun example

His precipitate proposal on the first date precipitated her immediate exit.

The economic reforms precipitated widespread protests.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

triggerhastenprovokeacceleraterash

Antonyms

preventdelaycautious

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