All 5 Uses of
precipitate
in
The Aeneid
- Here, pois'd upon his wings, the god descends: Then, rested thus, he from the tow'ring height Plung'd downward, with precipitated flight, Lights on the seas, and skims along the flood.†
Book 4
- Hether the Father of the Fire, by night, Thro' the brown air precipitates his flight.†
Book 8 *
- The warrior god the Latian troops inspir'd, New strung their sinews, and their courage fir'd, But chills the Trojan hearts with cold affright: Then black despair precipitates their flight.†
Book 9
- Blind in their fear, they bounce against the wall, Or, to the moats pursued, precipitate their fall.†
Book 11 *
- As flames among the lofty woods are thrown On diff'rent sides, and both by winds are blown; The laurels crackle in the sputt'ring fire; The frighted sylvans from their shades retire: Or as two neighb'ring torrents fall from high; Rapid they run; the foamy waters fry; They roll to sea with unresisted force, And down the rocks precipitate their course: Not with less rage the rival heroes take Their diff'rent ways, nor less destruction make.†
Book 12
Definitions:
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(precipitate as in: it precipitated a revolution) make something happen or to fall or move -- typically suddenly and often of something undesired
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(precipitate as in: a precipitate decision) acting with great haste -- often without adequate thought