| ADJECTIVE | all | precipitating | bringing on suddenly or abruptly |
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| Sounds | prihsih'pahtey.tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | bringing on suddenly or abruptly. | |
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| Example | "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce" | |
| Broader | causative | producing an effect |
| Spanish | precipitante | |
| Catalan | precipitant | |
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