precipitate
Translation
to precipitate, to cause, to hasten
Examples
The crisis was precipitated by the election.
The crisis was precipitated by the election.
Cooling the solution will precipitate the crystals.
Cooling the solution will precipitate the crystals.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to cause (sth.) to happen suddenly The resignation precipitated a political crisis.
Similar Words
Synonyms: cause, trigger, hasten, accelerate
Etymology
From Latin `praecipitare` 'to throw headlong', from `praeceps` 'steep, headlong'. Same root as `precipice`.
Memory Tips
Like throwing something off a `precipice`, it causes something to happen suddenly or fall down (like a chemical precipitate).