precipitate something into something
- precipitate something into something
precipitate something into something
1. Lit. to cause a chemical to go out of a solution into a solid form. •
Adding just one salt grain at the right time will precipitate the salt dissolved into the water into large crystals.
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One grain precipitated the dissolved salt into crystals.
2. Fig. to cause something to become more serious. •
The gunshot precipitated the incident into a riot.
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The rally was precipitated into a serious brawl.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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