The completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
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.
To be fair, while cash may be the main precipitating factor behind the shifts, it's not the only one. From Wordnik.com. ['Friday Night Lights' tackles Season 4 changes, and scores] Reference
Business school discourse today has a new set of topical lessons, emphasizing the roles played by MBAs in precipitating the global. From Wordnik.com. [Education: K-12, College & Graduate School News] Reference
Or were these parties innocent and old David Moore the one motive power in precipitating a tragedy, the result of which had been to enrich him and impoverish them?. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
What does that have to do with anything, especially when he goes on to omit the Georgians role in precipitating the (admittedly disproportionate) aggression. — jmz4. From Wordnik.com. [Lieberman: Obama Has Not Always Put Country First - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
It is as summons that we see expression precipitating transcendence. From Wordnik.com. [Emmanuel Levinas] Reference
GROSS: What was the precipitating event behind him leaving?. From Wordnik.com. [Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North] Reference
Prof. SWEENEY: You really often need a real precipitating event. From Wordnik.com. [A Renewable Energy Debate Heats Up In The Mojave] Reference
The two artists argued, precipitating van Gogh's self-mutilation. From Wordnik.com. [Tortured Souls] Reference
At the same time, there do seem to be final, precipitating events. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Kass: Columbine and Hartford Distributors Shooting] Reference
Insurgent leaders cited the FENASTRES bombing as a precipitating event. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Bronstein: Is Live-Tweeting About Rape in Haiti a Wake-Up Call or a Mistake?] Reference
The respective land forces were ever on the point of precipitating the end. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Same event, different precipitating event and mood, different interpretation. From Wordnik.com. [Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.: Another Reason Why Thoughts Are Not Facts] Reference
The precipitating incident — the horror show on the plane — wasn't unique. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
In the mean time it so happens that no necessity exists for precipitating matters. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
They are produced by precipitating water-soluble dyes upon a suitable substratum or base. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
And it seems to be precipitating out and coating fairly large parts of the Gulf of Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Assessing The BP Spill's Impact] Reference
Typically, after precipitating an international crisis Pyongyang has returned to negotiations. From Wordnik.com. [Never Too Late to Say ‘I’m Sorry’] Reference
The Federalists were abusing their majority, and precipitating their unexpected but certain ruin. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
Barings became seriously involved, their heavy obligations precipitating a general financial crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
He had no intention of precipitating a situation in which he would discover such powers to his sorrow. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptation] Reference
He flung them some small coins, thereby precipitating a scramble and a fight, and they went slowly in. From Wordnik.com. [In Her Own Right] Reference
And two of them in particular had like precipitating events that made them think we got to get out now. From Wordnik.com. [Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North] Reference
The thin crust of the volcano's mouth had broken through, precipitating him into the deep, hollow interior. From Wordnik.com. [The Jameson Satellite] Reference
In this case, dependent on the precipitating event that led to the mood of feeling depressed versus excited. From Wordnik.com. [Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.: Another Reason Why Thoughts Are Not Facts] Reference
The "Tutankhamen effect" precipitating a rock slide to bury the entrances to the tunnels leading into the mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Targeting A Buried Threat] Reference
The other was that this election might be used by the extreme Southern democrats as an excuse for precipitating war. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
He next raises the war-whoop of "On to Richmond," and thereby aids in precipitating the terrible disaster of Bull Run. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
Inc. warned of declining sales, mounting losses and vanishing liquidity, precipitating a sell-off in the company's stock. From Wordnik.com. [American Apparel Warns on Liquidity] Reference
In this paper we revisit the debate over the role of the banking panics in 1930-33 in precipitating the Great Contraction. From Wordnik.com. [Monday NBER round-up] Reference
Moreover, the gas is open to the objection of interfering with the lime-sulphur compound by precipitating some of the sulphur. From Wordnik.com. [Apple Growing] Reference
This substance, being insoluble, can be obtained by precipitating a solution of the chloride or sulphate with a soluble hydroxide. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
The success of Alba's portrait, which promised to be a masterpiece, ended by precipitating her into a fierce and abominable action. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The precipitating event was the capture by Lebanese Shiite fighters of three Israeli soldiers on patrol along their border with Lebanon. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Watch: Virtual Jihad] Reference
I knew exactly the answer to the “Why now?” question, except there was no single precipitating factor, and that was hard to explain. From Wordnik.com. [Ann, meet Bob] Reference
But there's no doubt Oklahoma City permanently changed things, precipitating the closing of those critical blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue. From Wordnik.com. [Still In The Line Of Fire] Reference
States also precipitating itself into the whirlpool of the war, would they be bound to transfer their initiative to the Swiss or the Dutch. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.