be precipitated

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease depreciate diminish dip dive dwindle ease go down land plummet plunge settle sink slip slump stumble tumble

STRONG

abate backslide buckle cascade drag droop ebb flag flop gravitate lapse lessen pitch recede regress relapse slope spin subside topple totter trail trip wane

WEAK

break down cave in drop down fold up hit the dirt keel over nose-dive take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend climb go up raise rise scale

STRONG

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase

Example Sentences

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The steps can be repeated in successive cells until the lithium on the water side is concentrated enough to be precipitated out.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Thought to be precipitated or exacerbated by stress and anxiety, bruxism is largely subconscious and often occurs during sleep.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

By increasing the counter ion concentration in a controlled manner, ions in solution may be precipitated individually, assuming their compound solubilities are adequately different.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

“Some of the larger BMI may be precipitated by exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are associated with greater BMI.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2016

Others were thought to be precipitated by episodes of blood loss.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

be precipitated

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