Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 107
Prebendal (a.) Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall. -- Chesterfield.
Prebendary (n.) A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3. -- Hook.
Prebendary (n.) A prebendaryship. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Prebendary (n.) A canon who receives a prebend for serving the church.
Prebendaryship (n.) The office of a prebendary.
Prebendate (v. t.) To invest with the office of prebendary; to present to a prebend. [Obs.] -- Grafton.
Prebendship (n.) A prebendaryship. [Obs.] -- Foxe.
Prebronchial (a.) (Anat.) Situated in front of the bronchus; -- applied especially to an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.
Precalculate (v. t.) To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange. -- Masson.
Precant (n.) One who prays. [R.] -- Coleridge.
Precarious (a.) Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. -- Addison.
Precarious (a.) Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. "Intervals of partial and precarious liberty." -- Macaulay.
Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal.
Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified "granted to entreaty," and, hence, "wholly dependent on the will of another." Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n.
Precarious (a.) Affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" [syn: precarious, unstable].
Precarious (a.) Fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go].
Precarious (a.) Not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: precarious, shaky].
Precarious (a.) 危險的；不牢靠的，不穩的 In a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly.
// The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
Precarious (a.) （情勢）不穩定的，不確定的，危險的 A precarious situation is likely to get worse.
// Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
Precation (n.) The act of praying; supplication; entreaty. -- Cotton. Precative
Precative (a.) Alt. of Precatory
Precatory (a.) Suppliant; beseeching. -- Bp. Hopkins.
Precatory words (Law), Words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases creating a trust. -- Jarman.
Precaution (n.) 預防；警惕；謹慎 [U]；預防措施 [C] [（+against）] Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. -- J. H. Newman.
Precaution (n.) A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
Precaution (v. t.) 預先警告；[法] 預防, 預防措施, 警惕 To warn or caution beforehand. -- Locke.
Precaution (v. t.) To take precaution against. [R.] -- Dryden.
Precaution (n.) A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: precaution, safeguard, guard].
Precaution (n.) The trait of practicing caution in advance
Precaution (n.) Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought].
Precautional (a.) Precautionary.
Precautional (a.) Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: precautionary, precautional].
Precautionary (a.) 預先警戒的；小心的 Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.
Precautionary (a.) Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: {precautionary}, {precautional}].
Precautious (a.) Taking or using precaution; precautionary. -- Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.
Precedaneous (a.) Preceding; antecedent; previous. [Obs.] -- Hammond.
Preceded (imp. & p. p.) of Precede
Preceding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Precede
Precede (v. t.) (v. t.) （順序，位置或時間上）處在……之前；（地位等）高於，優於；在……前加上；為……加上引言 [O] [（+with/ by）] (v. i.) 處在前面；領先 To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." -- Milton.
Precede (v. t.) To go before in place, rank, or importance.
Precede (v. t.) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]
It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. -- Kent.
Precede (v.) Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {forego}, {forgo}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {follow}, {postdate}].
Precede (v.) Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: {precede}, {predate}].
Precede (v.) Be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: {precede}, {come before}] [ant: {come after}, {follow}, {succeed}].
Precede (v.) Move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {precede}, {lead}] [ant: {follow}].
Precede (v.) Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: {precede}, {preface}, {premise}, {introduce}].
Precedence (n.) Alt. of Precedency
Precedency (n.) [U] 居前；領先；優先；優先權 [（+over）]； 地位先後，級別高低 The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
Precedency (n.) The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action? -- Locke.
Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference; superiority.
Precedency (n.) Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: {precedence}, {precedency}, {priority}].
Precedency (n.) Preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}, {precedence}, {precedency}]. [ant: {posteriority}, {subsequence}, {subsequentness}]
Precedency (n.) The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: {precession}, {precedence}, {precedency}].
Precedence () Operator precedence
Precedence () The right of being first placed in a certain order, the first rank being supposed the most honorable.
Precedence () In this country no precedence is given by law to men.
Precedence () Nations, in their intercourse with each other, do not admit any precedence; hence in their treaties in one copy one is named first, and the other in the other. In some cases of officers when one must of necessity act as the chief, the oldest in commission will have precedence; as when the president of a court is not present, the associate who has the oldest commission will have a precedence; or if their. commissions bear the same date, then the oldest man.
Precedence () In. the, army and navy there is an order of precedence which regulates the officers in their command.
Precedent (a.) 在前的，在先的，前面的 [（+to）] Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. -- Shak. "A precedent injury." -- Bacon.
{Condition precedent} (Law), A condition which precede the vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.
Precedent (n.) 先例，前例；【律】判例 [C]；慣例 [U] Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.
Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. -- Hooker.
Precedent (n.) A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign. [Obs.]
Precedent (n.) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Precedent (n.) (Law) A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases. -- Wharton.
Syn: Example; antecedent.
Usage: {Precedent}, {Example}. An example in a similar case which may serve as a rule or guide, but has no authority out of itself. A precedent is something which comes down to us from the past with the sanction of usage and of common consent. We quote examples in literature, and precedents in law.
Precedent (a.) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. -- Shak. "A precedent injury." -- Bacon.
Condition precedent (Law), A condition which precede the vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.
Precedent (a.) Preceding in time, order, or significance.
Precedent (n.) An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time [syn: {precedent}, {case in point}].
Precedent (n.) (Civil law) A law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: {case law}, {precedent}, {common law}]
Precedent (n.) A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" [syn: {common law}, {case law}, {precedent}].
Precedent (n.) A subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time).
Precedent (n.) In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of doing as he pleases. As there are precedents for everything, he has only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate those in the line of his desire. Invention of the precedent elevates the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
Precedent (n.) In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of doing as he pleases. As there are precedents for everything, he has only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate those in the line of his desire. Invention of the precedent elevates the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
Precedented (a.) 有前例可循的 Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. -- Walpole.
Precedented (a.) Having or supported or justified by a precedent [ant: {unprecedented}].
Precedential (a.) 優先的；有先例的 Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions.
All their actions in that time are not precedential to warrant posterity. -- Fuller.
Precedential (a.) Having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm".
Precedently (adv.) Beforehand; antecedently.
Preceding (a.) 在前的，在先的；前面的 [B]；precede的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Going before; -- opposed to following.
Preceding (a.) (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See {Following}, 2.
Preceding (a.) Existing or coming before [ant: {succeeding(a)}].
Preceding (a.) Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)}, {preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}].
Precel (v. t. & i.) To surpass; to excel; to exceed. [Obs.] -- Howell.
Precellence (n.) Alt. of Precellency
Precellency (n.) Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] -- Sheldon.
Precellent (a.) Excellent; surpassing. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Precentor (n.) A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:
Precentor (n.) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the chanter or master of the choir. -- Hook.
Precentor (n.) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.
Precentor (n.) The musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor].
Precentorship (n.) The office of a precentor.
Precentorship (n.) The position of precentor.
Precept (n.) Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.
For precept must be upon precept. -- Isa. xxviii. 10.
No arts are without their precepts. -- Dryden.
Precept (n.) (Law) A command in writing; a species of writ or process. -- Burrill.
Syn: Commandment; injunction; mandate; law; rule; direction; principle; maxim. See Doctrine.
Precept (v. t.) To teach by precepts. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Precept (n.) Rule of personal conduct [syn: principle, precept].
Precept (n.) A doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, precept, commandment].
Precept () A writ directed to the sheriff or other officer, commanding him to do something. The term is derived from the operative praecipimus, we command.
Preceptial (a.) Preceptive. [Obs.]
[Passion] would give preceptial medicine to rage. -- Shak.
Preception (n.) A precept. [R.] -- Bp. Hall.
Preceptive (a.) Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
The lesson given us here is preceptive to us. -- L'Estrange.
Preceptor (n.) One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
Preceptor (n.) The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. -- Sir W. Scott.
Preceptorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a preceptor.
Commandery (n.; pl. Commanderies.) The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.]
Commandery (n.; pl. Commanderies.) A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory.
Commandery (n.; pl. Commanderies.) An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [U. S.]
Commandery (n.; pl. Commanderies.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] -- Brougham.
Preceptory (a.) Preceptive. "A law preceptory." -- Anderson (1573).
Preceptories (n. pl. ) of Preceptory
Preceptory (n.) A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
Preceptress (n.) A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.
Precession (n.) 先行；領先；【天】歲差 The act of going before, or forward.
Lunisolar precession. (Astron.) See under Lunisolar.
Planetary precession, That part of the precession of the equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets alone.
Precession of the equinoxes (Astron.), The slow backward motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, at the rate of 50.2[sec] annually, caused by the action of the sun, moon, and planets, upon the protuberant matter about the earth's equator, in connection with its diurnal rotation; -- so called because either equinox, owing to its westerly motion, comes to the meridian sooner each day than the point it would have occupied without the motion of precession, and thus precedes that point continually with reference to the time of transit and motion.
Precession (n.) The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone.
Precession (n.) The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: precession, precedence, precedency].
Precessional (a.) 歲差的；因歲差而導致的 Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes.
Precessor (n.) A predecessor. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Precinct (n.) （由建築物或圍牆圍成的）場地，院落 [P1]；【主英】教堂（或寺院）周圍的土地[C]；（城鎮的）周圍地區，郊區 [P]；【美】（警察）管轄區；選區 [C]；【英】城市中機動車輛禁駛區 [C]；（思想等的）範圍，領域 [C]；境域，界域 [P1] The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state. "The precincts of light." -- Milton.
Precinct (n.) A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
Precinct (n.) A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.]
The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. -- Laws of Massachusetts.
Precinct (n.) A district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes.
Precinct () The district for which a high or petty constable is appointed, is in England, called a precinct. Willc. Office of Const. xii.
Precinct () In day time all persons are bound to recognize a constable acting within his own precincts; after night the constable is required to make himself known, and it is, indeed, proper he should do so at all times. Ibid. n. 265, p. 93.
Preciosity (n.) Preciousness; something precious. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Preciosity (n.; pl. -ties.) Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French pr['e]cieuses of the 17th century.
He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent. -- L. Douglas.
Preciosity (n.) The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined [syn: preciosity, preciousness].
Precious (a.) 貴重的，寶貴的，珍貴的；可愛的，珍愛的，寶貝的；【貶】過分精雕細琢的；矯揉造作的 Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The precious bane." -- Milton.
Precious (a.) Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
She is more precious than rules. -- Prov. iii. 15.
Many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid. -- Hooker.
Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
Precious (a.) Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Pr['e]cieuse, Preciosity.
Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. -- Chaucer.
Elaborate embroidery of precious language. -- Saintsbury.
Precious metals, The uncommon and highly valuable metals, esp. gold and silver.
Precious stones, Gems; jewels.
Precious (adv.) 【口】很，非常 Extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: precious, preciously]
Precious (a.) Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: cherished, precious, treasured, wanted].
Precious (a.) Of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones".
Precious (a.) Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories" [syn: valued, precious].
Precious (a.) Obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" [syn: cute, precious].
Precious (n.) 【口】（用作稱呼）寶貝，心愛的人 Used as a term of address for a beloved person.
Precious (a.) (Valuable) (B2) 珍貴的，寶貴的 Of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important.
// A precious gift.
// A precious moment/ memory.
// Clean water is a precious commodity in many parts of the world.
// You're so precious to me.
Precious (a.) (Not natural) (Mainly UK) (Disapproving) 過分講究的，做作的 Behaving in a very formal and unnatural way by giving too much attention to details that are not important and trying too hard to be perfect.
// He's so precious about his work that he never gets anything done.
// Don't you hate the precious way she speaks, pronouncing each single consonant so precisely.
Precious (a.) (Showing dislike) [ Before noun ] (Informal) （表示討厭和／或惱怒）寶貝似的 Used to express dislike and/or anger.
// You and your precious car - it's all you're interested in!
Precious (adv.) (Informal) 極其，非常 Very.
// Lots of people will start, but precious few will finish.
// Be careful - you'll be precious little help if you come back injured.
Preciously (adv.) 昂貴地；仔細地 In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also used ironically.
Preciously (adv.) extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: precious, preciously].
Preciousness (n.) 珍貴；過分講究，小題大作 The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.
Preciousness (n.) The quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness].
Preciousness (n.) The positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness].
Preciousness (n.) The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined [syn: preciosity, preciousness].
Precipe (n.) (Law) See Pr[ae]cipe, and Precept.
Precipice (n.) A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Precipice (n.) A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. -- Dryden.
Precipice (n.) A very steep cliff.
Precipient (a.) Commanding; directing.
Precipitability (n.) The quality or state of being precipitable.
Precipitable (a.) Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate, n. (Chem.)
Precipitance (n.) Alt. of Precipitancy
Precipitancy (n.) The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth. "Precipitance of judgment." -- I. Watts.
Precipitance (n.) The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness].
Precipitant (a.) 突然的；輕率的 Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.
They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. -- J. Philips.
Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. -- Pope.
Precipitant (a.) Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. -- Jer. Taylor.
"Precipitant rebellion." -- Eikon Basilike.
Precipitant (n.) (Chem.) 【化】【物】沉澱劑 Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
Precipitant (a.) Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous].
Precipitant (n.) An agent that causes a precipitate to form.
Precipitantly (adv.) With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner. -- Milton.
Precipitantness (n.) The quality or state of being precipitant; precipitation.
Precipitate (a.) 突如其來的，突然的；猛然落下（或摔下）的；猛衝的；流得很快的 Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war. -- Clarendon.
Precipitate (a.) Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure. "The rapidity of our too precipitate course." -- Landor.
Precipitate (a.) Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong.
Precipitate the furious torrent flows. -- Prior.
Precipitate (a.) Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease. [Obs.] -- Arbuthnot.
Precipitate (n.) (Chem.) [C] 【化】沉澱物；【氣】凝結物（如雨、雪等） An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.
Precipitate (n.) Atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same as precipitation [5].
Red+precipitate+(Old.+Chem),+mercuric+oxide+({HgO">Red precipitate (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO) A heavy red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the latter manner, it was the precipitate per se of the alchemists.
White precipitate (Old Chem.) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl) obtained by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also infusible white precipitate, and now amido-mercuric chloride.
White precipitate (Old Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also fusible white precipitate.
Precipitated (imp. & p. p.) of Precipitate
Precipitating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Precipitate
Precipitate (v. t.) 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.
Precipitate (v. t.) 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.
Precipitate (v. t.) (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.
Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong. [R.]
So many fathom down precipitating. -- Shak.
Precipitate (v. i.) To hasten without preparation. [R.]
Precipitate (v. i.) (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n.
Precipitate (a.) Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous].
Precipitate (n.) A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering.
Precipitate (v.) Bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution".
Precipitate (v.) Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles.
Precipitate (v.) Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, fall].
Precipitate (v.) Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin".
Precipitate (v.) Hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below".
Precipitate (a.) Anteprandial.
Precipitate in all, this sinner Took action first, and then his dinner.
Precipitately (adv.) 猛進地 In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. -- Swift.
Precipitately (adv.) At breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn: headlong, precipitately].