If you graduated from an out-of-state teacher preparation program, the Illinois Department of Education will recognize the validity of that program if it has been approved by that stateâs Department of Education, or if it leads to a teaching certificate or license in that state.
Definition of precipitate for English Language Learners. : 1  to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly. : 2  to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process. : 3  to cause (something solid) to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process.
Precipitate, as a verb, can also mean specifically, to fall from clouds, such as rain, snow, or other forms of precipitation. When used as an adjective, precipitate means hasty or acting suddenly. If you decide to throw your class project in a trash masher just because someone in your class had a similar idea, then your actions might be described as precipitate. Or if you do that sort of thing regularly, you may be a precipitate person.