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

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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

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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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