† precipitn.

Forms: 1600s precepit.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French precipite ; precipice n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < French †precipite precipice (1611 in Cotgrave) < classical Latin praecipit- , praeceps (adjective) headlong, precipitous, (noun) precipice (see precipe n.), or perhaps simply a transmission error for precipice n. (the latter explanation being preferred by most modern editions). Compare precipit adj.

Obsolete. rare.

= precipice n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun]

cliffOE

cleoa1300

cleevec1300

rochec1300

clougha1400

heugha1400

brackc1530

clift1567

perpendicular1604

precipice1607

precipe1615

precipit1623

abrupt1624

scar1673

bluff1687

rock wall1755

krantz1785

linn1799

scarp1802

scaur1805

escarpment1815

rock face1820

escarp1856

hag1868

glint1906

scarping1909

stone-cliff1912

ledra1942

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. i. 140 Go too, You take a Precepit for no leape of danger, And woe your owne destruction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

precipitadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɪpɪt/, U.S.

/priˈsɪpᵻt/,

/prəˈsɪpᵻt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praecipit-, praeceps.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecipit-, praeceps headlong, precipitous, sheer (see precipe n.). Compare French precipit hasty (c1600), impetuous (1626). Compare earlier precipit n.

rare.

= precipitious adj. (in various senses).It has been suggested that quot. 1922 merely represents a stumbling attempt to pronounce precipitancy: see V. Deane in R. Frehner & U. Zeller Collideorscope of Joyce (1998).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective] > steep or precipitous

prerupt1603

precipitate1615

precipitating1615

precipitious1631

precipit1648

precipitous1660

skerrya1800

steeped-to1858

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly

hastivec1300

racklec1300

hastya1375

foolhastya1393

headya1425

properant1531

headlonga1533

steep1601

precipitate1607

precipitant1608

proclive1609

precipitious1612

precipitous1646

precipitating1681

ram-stam1786

precipit1922

1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra 80 The snares of His precipit ways.

1691 J. Bancroft King Edward III iv. i. 37 You would not shun with more precipit hast If I should name the Person.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 709 Not acting with precipit precipitancy.

1984 Times 19 Dec. 4/2 The Government had resisted making precipit responses to short term speculative spot prices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† precipitv.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French précipiter; Latin praecipitāre.

Etymology: < French précipiter to cast down from an elevated position (a1442 in Middle French as precipiter ), to throw into an undesirable state or condition (mid 15th cent.), or its etymon classical Latin praecipitāre precipitate v. Compare Spanish precipitar (a1482 or earlier), Portuguese precipitar (1588), Italian precipitare (first half of the 14th cent.). Compare earlier precipitate v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. = precipitate v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > headlong

precipitate1541

precipit1628

precipice1653

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > throw down > headlong

adusta1250

precipitate1541

precipit1628

precipice1653

plummet1855

1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets iii. 54 Many rare wits hath it infatued, Their climbing merits quite precipited, And hopes of ancient houses ruined.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber iii. ii. ii. xx. 215 It..will precipit [L. constituet] you into the miserable State of Poverty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

n.1623

adj.1648

v.1628

单词	precipit
释义	† precipitn. Forms: 1600s precepit. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French precipite ; precipice n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < French †precipite precipice (1611 in Cotgrave) < classical Latin praecipit- , praeceps (adjective) headlong, precipitous, (noun) precipice (see precipe n.), or perhaps simply a transmission error for precipice n. (the latter explanation being preferred by most modern editions). Compare precipit adj. Obsolete. rare. = precipice n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] cliffOE cleoa1300 cleevec1300 rochec1300 clougha1400 heugha1400 brackc1530 clift1567 perpendicular1604 precipice1607 precipe1615 precipit1623 abrupt1624 scar1673 bluff1687 rock wall1755 krantz1785 linn1799 scarp1802 scaur1805 escarpment1815 rock face1820 escarp1856 hag1868 glint1906 scarping1909 stone-cliff1912 ledra1942 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. i. 140 Go too, You take a Precepit for no leape of danger, And woe your owne destruction. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). precipitadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsɪpɪt/, U.S. /priˈsɪpᵻt/, /prəˈsɪpᵻt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praecipit-, praeceps. Etymology: < classical Latin praecipit-, praeceps headlong, precipitous, sheer (see precipe n.). Compare French precipit hasty (c1600), impetuous (1626). Compare earlier precipit n. rare. = precipitious adj. (in various senses).It has been suggested that quot. 1922 merely represents a stumbling attempt to pronounce precipitancy: see V. Deane in R. Frehner & U. Zeller Collideorscope of Joyce (1998). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective] > steep or precipitous prerupt1603 precipitate1615 precipitating1615 precipitious1631 precipit1648 precipitous1660 skerrya1800 steeped-to1858 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly hastivec1300 racklec1300 hastya1375 foolhastya1393 headya1425 properant1531 headlonga1533 steep1601 precipitate1607 precipitant1608 proclive1609 precipitious1612 precipitous1646 precipitating1681 ram-stam1786 precipit1922 1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra 80 The snares of His precipit ways. 1691 J. Bancroft King Edward III iv. i. 37 You would not shun with more precipit hast If I should name the Person. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 709 Not acting with precipit precipitancy. 1984 Times 19 Dec. 4/2 The Government had resisted making precipit responses to short term speculative spot prices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † precipitv. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French précipiter; Latin praecipitāre. Etymology: < French précipiter to cast down from an elevated position (a1442 in Middle French as precipiter ), to throw into an undesirable state or condition (mid 15th cent.), or its etymon classical Latin praecipitāre precipitate v. Compare Spanish precipitar (a1482 or earlier), Portuguese precipitar (1588), Italian precipitare (first half of the 14th cent.). Compare earlier precipitate v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. = precipitate v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > headlong precipitate1541 precipit1628 precipice1653 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > throw down > headlong adusta1250 precipitate1541 precipit1628 precipice1653 plummet1855 1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets iii. 54 Many rare wits hath it infatued, Their climbing merits quite precipited, And hopes of ancient houses ruined. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber iii. ii. ii. xx. 215 It..will precipit [L. constituet] you into the miserable State of Poverty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1623adj.1648v.1628
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