precipitar

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Etymology

From Latin praecipitō.

Pronunciation

Verb

precipitar (first-person singular present precipito, past participle precipitat)

  1. (transitive) to cause to fall, to throw down
  2. (transitive) to hasten, to precipitate
  3. (reflexive) to get ahead of oneself; to act hastily

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Further reading

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Etymology

Borrowed from English precipitate, French précipiter, Italian precipitare, Spanish precipitar. The reflexive sense “to hurry” derives from French, Spanish and English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.t͡si.piˈtar/

Noun

precipitar (present precipitas, past precipitis, future precipitos, conditional precipitus, imperative precipitez)

  1. (transitive) to cause to fall, to drop
  2. (reflexive) to hurry

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praecipitō (to cast down, to throw headlong).

Verb

precipitar (first-person singular present precipito, first-person singular preterite precipitei, past participle precipitado)

  1. to precipitate (all senses)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praecipitāre, present active infinitive of praecipitō (to cast down, to throw headlong).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeθipiˈtaɾ/ [pɾe.θi.piˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾesipiˈtaɾ/ [pɾe.si.piˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ci‧pi‧tar

Verb

precipitar (first-person singular present precipito, first-person singular preterite precipité, past participle precipitado)

  1. to precipitate
  2. (reflexive) to rush in, to rush into, to jump the gun
  3. (reflexive) to plummet

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