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Precipitating Definition & Meaning

precipitating
adjective
  1. bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"

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What does precipitating mean?
bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"
What part of speech is precipitating?
Precipitating is an adjective.

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