Precipitate

/pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:20 pts11 letters

Definition of Precipitate

verb

To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
"it precipitated their success"
To throw an object or person from a great height.
To send violently into a certain state or condition.
"we were precipitated into a conflict"
To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
"Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate."
To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

adjective

Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
Very steep; precipitous.
With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
Moving with excessive speed or haste.
"The king was too precipitate in declaring war."
Performed very rapidly or abruptly.

Anagrams of Precipitate

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 11 letters:

peripatetic

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "precipitate":

11-LETTER WORDS

peripatetic

9-LETTER WORDS

crepitate peripetia

8-LETTER WORDS

appetite praecipe

7-LETTER WORDS

ariette atretic cattier citrate crappie epeiric epicarp iterate paretic partite peatier pectate percept periapt pettier+12 more

6-LETTER WORDS

apiece attire capper carpet cattie cerate cerite create ecarte iatric pacier pattee patter pattie peptic+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "precipitate" and rearranging:

+dprecipitated

+speripatetics precipitates

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...TEWords ending with "te"All 11-letter words Unscramble "precipitate"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

accelerateadvancehastenspeed upcastflingthrowheadlongabruptprecipitoussubitaneousbrantprecipitanthotheadedimpetuous

Rhyming Words

abate abbreviate abdicate ablate ablegate abnegate abominate abrogate absolute acaudate accelerate accentuate acclimate accommodate accrete+5 more

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