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11precipitate — precipitately, adv. precipitateness, n. precipitative, adj. precipitator, n. v. /pri sip i tayt /; adj., n. /pri sip i tit, tayt /, v., precipitated, precipitating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to hasten the occurrence of; bri …
12precipitate — precipitates, precipitating, precipitated (The verb is pronounced [[t]prɪsɪ̱pəteɪt[/t]]. The adjective is pronounced [[t]prɪsɪ̱pɪtət[/t]].) 1) VERB If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen… …
13precipitate — precipitate, precipitous 1. The two words overlap in meaning and were used interchangeably from the 17c to the 19c. Precipitous has a physical meaning ‘sheer like a precipice’: • There was a precipitous wooden stair to the ground floor A. Craig,… …
14precipitous — precipitate, precipitous 1. The two words overlap in meaning and were used interchangeably from the 17c to the 19c. Precipitous has a physical meaning ‘sheer like a precipice’: • There was a precipitous wooden stair to the ground floor A. Craig,… …
15pitch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic , pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavic pĭcĭlŭ Date: before 12th century 1. a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of… …
16precipitate — I. verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare, from praecipit , praeceps Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. a. to throw violently ; hurl < the quandaries into which the releas …
17Fernão Mendes Pinto — Born 1509 Montemor o Velho Died July 8, 1583(1583 07 08) Almada, Pragal Nationality …
18Earliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Earliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,133,} earliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morning morning &c. 125 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 punctuality punctuality Sgm: N 2 promptitude promptitude …
19headlong — I. a. 1. Rash, inconsiderate, hasty, heady, reckless, thoughtless, impulsive, perilous, dangerous, ruinous, precipitate. 2. Rushing precipitately, wildly tumbling. 3. Steep, precipitous, sheer. II. ad. 1. Rashly, hastily, precipitately, head… …
20Beat — (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat… …
