precipitate
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/
to cause something to happen suddenly or prematurely
precipitate in a sentence
“The assassination precipitated a world war.”
Origin of precipitate
Latin praecipitare to throw headlong, from praeceps headlong, steep
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to cause or give rise to a feeling or situation
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to succeed in persuading or leading to a course of action
spawn
to generate or produce, especially in large numbers