precipitated

American  

[pri-sip-i-tey-tid] / prɪˈsɪp ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. having been brought on suddenly or prematurely.

   Pressure on the tender spot causes the patient to physically react to the precipitated pain by exclaiming or moving.

   Operators are requesting compensation for losses incurred due to the precipitated shutdown of reactors after the accident.

2. Chemistry. (of solid material) having been separated from a solution, such as by evaporation or through the use of a reagent.

   You can tell the reaction is complete from the purple color of the precipitated sodium chloride.

   The precipitated salts give the dry lake bed a white color resembling a beach.

3. Meteorology. having fallen as rain, snow, hail, etc..

   Most of the precipitated water moves along these defined channels before being discharged into streams.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of precipitate.

Other Word Forms

• unprecipitated adjective

Etymology

Origin of precipitated

precipitate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The fall of Ben Ali precipitated the resignation of Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.

From BBC

So-called activist short sellers showed a way to profit from stock selloffs they precipitated with the public release of bombshell reports, as in the case of Nikola.

From The Wall Street Journal

IC: Is there anything specifically that precipitated you being ready?

From Los Angeles Times

The outcome precipitated Vermeil’s departure for the Philadelphia Eagles and marked Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes’ final appearance in the Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

The full story of what exactly precipitated the downfall of the BBC's director general and his CEO of News is probably still emerging.

From BBC

Related Words

• accelerate
• expedite
• hasten
• trigger