precipitate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- precipitate derivation
Sense 2 verb
bring about abruptly
The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
Types & categories
- effect hypernym
Related & opposite
- precipitation derivation
- precipitate derivation
Sense 3 adjective
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty marriage seldom proveth well
Related & opposite
- haste derivation
- precipitateness derivation
- precipitate derivation
- hurried similar to
Sense 4 verb
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
- precipitator derivation
- precipitation derivation
- precipitate derivation
- precipitant derivation
Sense 5 verb
fall from clouds
rain, snow and sleet were falling
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- downfall derivation
- precipitation derivation
- distil entails
- fall verb group
Sense 6 verb
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
Our economy precipitated into complete ruin
Types & categories
- come down hypernym
Related & opposite
- precipitation derivation
Sense 7 verb
hurl or throw violently
The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below
Types & categories
- hurl hypernym
Related & opposite
- precipitation derivation
- precipitation derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | solid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sludge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | effect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | haste |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitateness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitate |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hurried |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | downfall |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | distil |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | fall |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rain |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | snow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hail |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sleet |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | come down |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitation |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurl |