precipitate
verb (used with object)
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly.
will precipitate
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future tenseof precipitate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Sadly, the only thing we know for sure, it will be a tragedy that will precipitate change,” Pasco said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
“The natural issue is that it will precipitate armchair research and table discussion,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Which of the following carbonates will precipitate first?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
“We shouldn’t assume that the cases of the next decade or two will precipitate the same ideological division as today’s cases,” Professor Strauss said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
In like manner copper will precipitate silver from its salts: Cu + Ag2SO4 = 2Ag + CuSO4.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
