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precipitate

/pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/

verb

To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
"it precipitated their success"
Similar: accelerate, advance, hasten, speed up
To throw an object or person from a great height.
Similar: cast, fling, throw
To send violently into a certain state or condition.
"we were precipitated into a conflict"

adjective

Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
Similar: headlong, precipitant, precipitous
Very steep; precipitous.
Similar: brant
With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
Similar: hotheaded, impetuous, rash

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