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Precipitate vs. Precipitous
Precipitate
/prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/Examples:
The surprise announcement precipitated a flurry of activity.His hasty actions could precipitate an unintended outcome.The argument precipitated a rift between the friends.
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Precipitous
/prəˈsɪpətəs/Examples:
The precipitous cliffs loomed over the crashing waves.She navigated the precipitous path with extreme care.Sales saw a precipitous drop after the scandal broke.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Precipitate often involves an action or sudden event, whereas precipitous describes the nature of something, particularly a slope.
- Precipitate might relate to a chemical reaction or hastening something, while precipitous is used when describing steep or hazardous drops.
- Remember that precipitate denotes something occurring suddenly or hastily, in contrast, precipitous conveys a steepness or abruptness in physical terms.
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