PRECIPITATE (3)

precipitate (3). Precipitate, v.t. to throw down headlong, hurry, hasten, to separate one substance form others in solution, and throw it to the bottom

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Pre‐cip″i‐tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Precipitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Precipitating.] 1. 1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river. W. Irving. 2. 2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict.
Back to his sight precipitates her steps. Glover. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. Bacon. 3. 3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol.
The light vapor of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold. W. Irving.