precipitate
verb (used with object)
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly.
had precipitated
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past perfectof precipitate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the time, a law enforcement source told The Times that the condition of the actor’s vehicle suggested that a medical emergency had precipitated the crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
The team said they and the Australian had "mutually agreed" the split, but McLaren admitted they had precipitated the move.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
It was not entirely clear what had precipitated the army’s move on Sunday against the 83-year-old Conde.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021
Contact attempts were abandoned in the 1990s, when officials and anthropologists were chastened by the lethal chain of events that the pacification of the Jarawa had precipitated.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 26, 2018
“I was sorry for the people who had precipitated the affair,” she later said.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
