Precipitate
[pruh-SIP-uh-tayt]
The Latin praecipitare originally meant "to throw headlong" or "to cast down from a height," and words derived from it generally relate to falling or convey a sense of suddenness and abrupt action.
Imagine the rainmaker who can make it rain with the press of a button. You could say he precipitates the rain.
Which of the following is one definition of precipitate as a verb?
To delay or prevent something from happening
To cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly
To carefully plan and execute a decision
To respond suddenly to an event
The Latin praecipitare originally meant "to throw headlong" or "to cast down from a height," and words derived from it generally relate to falling or convey a sense of suddenness and abrupt action.
Imagine the rainmaker who can make it rain with the press of a button. You could say he precipitates the rain.
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