PRECIPITATE
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1C3I1P3I1T1A1T1E1 = 17
Definition
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering.
- adjective done with very great haste and without due deliberation. — synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous
- verb bring about abruptly.
- verb separate as a fine suspension of solid particles.
- verb fall from clouds. — synonyms: come_down, fall
- verb fall vertically, sharply, or headlong.
- verb hurl or throw violently.
Examples
- “hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare”
- “hasty makeshifts take the place of planning- Arthur Geddes”
- “rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion”