She and her horse had been precipitated to the
pebbled region of the river. --W. Irving.
2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause
to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,
precipitate a journey, or a conflict.
Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.
If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,
and prove dangerous. --Bacon.
3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in
the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor
when in solution with alcohol.
The light vapor of the preceding evening had been
precipitated by the cold. --W. Irving.