OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 12304

precipitate

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arrojar • precipitar • tirar abajo
To throw an object or person from a great height.
In gallopping heedlessly along, with her eyes turned upwards, she had unwarily approached too near the bank; it had given way with her, and she and her horse had been precipitated…
condensar • precipitar
(chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.