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CRYSTALLIZE
crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize
(verb) cause to take on a definite and clear shape; “He tried to crystallize his thoughts”
crystallize, crystalize, crystalise, effloresce
(verb) assume crystalline form; become crystallized
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise
(verb) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; “crystallize minerals”
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; “Could you clarify these remarks?”; “Clear up the question of who is at fault”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
crystallize (third-person singular simple present crystallizes, present participle crystallizing, simple past and past participle crystallized)
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals
(intransitive) to assume a crystalline form
(transitive) to give something a definite or precise form
(intransitive) to take a definite form
(transitive) to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
Source: Wiktionary
Crys"tal*lize (krs"tal-lz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-lzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.]
Definition: To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
Crys"tal*lize, v. i.
Definition: To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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