precipitate

Meanings

• a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
• bring about abruptly
  • "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
• separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
• fall from clouds
  • "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
• fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
  • "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
• hurl or throw violently
  • "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
• done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes
  • "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

Synonyms

come down, fall, hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous