Both Uses of
precipitate
in
Candide
- Honest James ran to his assistance, hauled him up, and from the effort he made was precipitated into the sea in sight of the sailor, who left him to perish, without deigning to look at him.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *
- They did not know whether they were cries of pain or joy; but they started up precipitately with that inquietude and alarm which every little thing inspires in an unknown country.
Chpt 16 (definition 2) *precipitately = with great haste
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (precipitate as in: a precipitate decision) acting with great haste -- often without adequate thought