Verb (used with object) : to precipitate an international crisis. ,He precipitated himself into the struggle. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a precipitate fall down the stairs. ,a precipitate retreat. ,a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision. ,a precipitate marriage. From Dictionary.com.
Martin precipitated it by reading to her his "The Shame of the Sun.". From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 30] Reference
VI., called the Philosopher, had prophesied that a perfidious emperor should be precipitated from the top of this column. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The moment their eyes met, Edwin precipitated himself at his feet, and clinging to him, exclaimed, Pardon me this pursuit!. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
Sufficient affirmation on both sides, conflict again precipitated. From Wordnik.com. [Those on the Edge] Reference
That ever-explosive name precipitated Beauchamp to the front rank of the defence. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
When prepared in this way it is a soft white powder often called precipitated chalk, and is much used as a polishing powder. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
WHITFIELD: So, this is the statement from Tiger Woods, the latest statement that kind of precipitated that kind of conversation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2009] Reference
Edwin precipitated himself into his arms. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
Two judges agreed that British Airways staff and police decisions "precipitated" the incident. From Wordnik.com. [HipHopDX News] Reference
Absolutely nothing precipitated that conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Unknown to Me] Reference
What factors do you think precipitated this decline?. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is A Wake-Up Call'] Reference
What precipitated the move toward more-efficient technologies?. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D., Lighting Researcher] Reference
The latest bout of yen appreciation was partly precipitated by the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [The Yen Myth] Reference
The harsh medicine worked, although it also precipitated a deep recession. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Panic Attack] Reference
"We don't know what precipitated that in the mind of the suspect," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Local Digest] Reference
The United States precipitated the chaos by invading Iraq in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [A New Job For Ban Ki-Moon] Reference
This precipitated a divorce, leaving Paula to raise two teenage sons on her own. From Wordnik.com. [Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone: Paula Deen Was Unemployed and Frustrated. What Saved Her Could Save You Too] Reference
Much of the fighting in North Kivu is precipitated by the gold and tin mines in the area. From Wordnik.com. [Dozens of Women Gang-Raped in North Kivu Province] Reference
But also much clumsier, because the incident that precipitated all-out war worked against him. From Wordnik.com. [The Boundary Line] Reference
The tax incentive provided temporary relief for the industry that precipitated the worst recession since the 1930s. From Wordnik.com. [Rise in home sales may show a stabilizing market] Reference
At breakneck speed - precipitated by financial need for a paycheck, I completed the journey in just over four days. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gregory: Searching for the Next Dorothy (VIDEO)] Reference
My sense of it is that the company's performance is down, but what precipitated this was his handling of the unions. From Wordnik.com. [When Ceo Heads Roll] Reference
At 174-6, Middlesex should have been looking at a first innings lead but Newman's departure precipitated a collapse. From Wordnik.com. [County cricket - as it happened!] Reference
In 1996 Martinez hit only three batters, but each precipitated a brawl, the last earning him an eight-game suspension. From Wordnik.com. ['Passion In Every Pitch'] Reference
The last two recessions were precipitated by collapsing bubbles — technology/dot-com in 2001 and housing/finance in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [The New Boom-Bust Cycle] Reference
You may recall that it was a not dissimilar practice arrangement last summer that precipitated Chima's now-legendary melt-down. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac.] Reference
What precipitated the credit crisis and bank bailout of 2008 was not that the existing Basel II capital requirements were too low. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Brown: Basel III -- Tightening the Noose on Credit] Reference
When his budget-cutting precipitated a recession in 1937, he was quick to abandon economic ideology in the face of a clashing reality. From Wordnik.com. [Echoes Of Fdr] Reference
For reasons that are never entirely clear, there's a suggestion that this seemingly innocuous act may have precipitated the catastrophe. From Wordnik.com. [The Accident by Ismail Kadare] Reference
What made this case a continuing problem was the "other factors" were all either precipitated by or discovered as a result of the refusal. From Wordnik.com. [Amie Newman: Is Refusing a C-Section Child Abuse?] Reference
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