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
AgCl will precipitate if the reaction quotient calculated from the concentrations in the mixture of AgNO3 and NaCl is greater than Ksp.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
There’s hope that this cultural shift will precipitate a political one.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2015
Make a solution of pearl ash and filter it; put gradually to the solution of copper as much as will precipitate the whole of the copper.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
