precipitating

Describes something that causes an event or situation to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.

• 🇪🇸Describe aquello que causa que un evento o situación ocurra de manera repentina o antes de lo esperado.

1. Causing something to happen suddenly C1 formal

   Describes something that brings about an event or situation abruptly or unexpectedly.

   • The precipitating factor for the crisis was the sudden drop in stock prices.
   • His careless remark was the precipitating event that led to the argument.
   • The heavy rain was the precipitating cause of the landslide.

   🇪🇸que precipita

   Sinónimos: inducingpromptingprovoking

   Antónimos: forestalling

• more precipitating comparative form
• most precipitating superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of causing something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected, or to cause a substance to separate from a solution.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa provocar que algo suceda de forma repentina o antes de lo esperado, o causar que una sustancia se separe de una disolución y se deposite.

1. Cause to happen suddenly C1 formal

   To cause something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.

   • The economic crisis was precipitated by the bank failures.
   • His reckless actions precipitated a disaster.
   • The argument precipitated their sudden departure.

   🇪🇸precipitar

   Sinónimos: acceleratebring aboutexpeditehasteninduceoccasionprovoketrigger

   Antónimos: deferdelayforestallpostpone

2. Separate from solution C1 formal scientific

   To cause a solid substance to be separated from a liquid solution.

   • Adding salt to the solution will precipitate the crystals.
   • The chemist observed the compound precipitate out of the mixture.
   • Cooling the liquid rapidly can precipitate the dissolved minerals.

   🇪🇸precipitar (separar de una disolución)

   Sinónimos: depositsediment

• precipitated past participle
• precipitated past simple
• precipitating present participle
• precipitates third person singular