English Dictionary

precipitate

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly. / (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height. / (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）何かを急激に、突然起こす。 / （他動詞）何かを高所から投げ落とす。 / （他動詞）何かを激しい状態や急速な変化に追いやる。

The CEO's sudden resignation could precipitate a major reorganization within the company.

CEOの突然の辞任は、会社内で大規模な組織再編を引き起こす可能性がある。

意味（1）

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

to precipitate a journey, or a conflict

意味（2）

(transitive) 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 to the pebbled margin of the river.

意味（3）

(transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

we were precipitated into a conflict

意味（4）

(intransitive, chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.

意味（5）

(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

意味（6）

(intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.

Troponyms: rain, snow, hail

意味（7）

(transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.

The light vapour of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To fall headlong.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.

precipitates （ present singular third-person ）

precipitating （ participle present ）

precipitated （ participle past ）

precipitated （ past ）