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Definition of precipitate adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

precipitate

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//prɪˈsɪpət̮ət//
 
(formal)
 
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(of an action or a decision) happening very quickly or suddenly and usually without enough care and thought the precipitate resignation of the director To force a decision now would be precipitate.
pre‧cip‧i‧tate‧ly adverb
 
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to act precipitately
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