Both Uses of
precipitate
in
The Call of the Wild
- He was not prone to rashness and precipitate action;
p. 47.8 *precipitate = acting with great haste -- often without adequate thought
- it was a greater delight slyly to precipitate a fight amongst his mates
p. 66.4 *precipitate = make something happen abruptly
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