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précipiter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • expedite verb To make a process happen faster.
  • plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
  • precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.

Senses

précipiter is used for these senses in English:

  • expedite (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
  • plunge (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
  • precipitate (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

plunge — full definition

  1. verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
  2. verb To fall or drop suddenly and steeply.
  3. verb To suddenly enter into a difficult or extreme situation.
  4. noun A sudden dive, jump, or drop.

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