precipitate vs sleet

precipitate and sleet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
precipitate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
sleet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sleet is a hyponym of precipitate; that is, sleet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than precipitate:

Other hyponyms of precipitate include rain, rain down, spat, snow, hail.

precipitate (noun)	sleet (noun)
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering	partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

precipitate (adjective)	sleet (adjective)
done with very great haste and without due deliberation

precipitate (verb)	sleet (verb)
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles	precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
hurl or throw violently
bring about abruptly
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
fall from clouds