All 3 Uses of
precipitate
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I when there have precipitated him to their base.
p. 95.4precipitated = hurled downward
- You would not call it murder if you could precipitate me into one of those ice-rifts and destroy my frame, the work of your own hands.
p. 147.9 *precipitate = hurl downward
- I burned with rage to pursue the murderer of my peace and precipitate him into the ocean.
p. 173.5precipitate = hurl
Definitions:
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(1)
(precipitate as in: a precipitate decision) acting with great haste -- often without adequate thought
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(2)
(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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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In chemistry, the verb form denotes separating solids from a solution; while the noun form references the solid particles in such a solution. It is from this sense that meteorologists refer to rain or snow as precipitation.
In classic literature, the word is sometimes used as a verb to indicated falling from a high spot such as "a false step could precipitate them down off the cliff," or throwing as in "If they attempt to precipitate themselves upon him...".