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[ kris -tl-ahyz ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkrɪs tlˌaɪz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), crys·tal·lized, crys·tal·liz·ing. to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
to give definite or concrete form to: to crystallize an idea.
to coat with sugar.
verb (used without object), crys·tal·lized, crys·tal·liz·ing. to form crystals; become crystalline in form.
to assume definite or concrete form.
Also especially British , crys·tal·lise .
Origin of crystallize First recorded in 1590–1600; crystall- + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM crystallize crys·tal·liz·a·bil·i·ty, noun crys·tal·liz·a·ble, adjective crys·tal·liz·er, noun non·crys·tal·liz·a·ble, adjective
non·crys·tal·lized, adjective non·crys·tal·liz·ing, adjective un·crys·tal·liz·a·ble, adjective un·crys·tal·lized, adjective
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Words nearby crystallize crystallin, crystalline, crystalline lens, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize , crystallo-, crystallog., crystallographic, crystallographic axis, crystallography
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Example sentences from the Web for crystallize Overall, the downward trend of mail voting suggests that the popular perception that the pandemic would prompt a national, predominantly mail election — an idea crystallize d during the spring and early summer — is outdated.
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Between about –113° C and –38° C, the liquid crystallize s extremely rapidly, even if it’s entirely pure.
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The relative amounts of these elemental forms indicate the chemical makeup of the magma in which the diamonds crystallize d.
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Of course, our childhood dreams don’t always crystallize into reality.
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But with anger about cuts starting to crystallize , that might change.
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And principles will not crystallize without debate—and certainly not by Monday.
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The result of this insurrection was to crystallize tendencies toward harshness which the economic revolution was making advisable.
Nor does he seem to crystallize into anything except sunburn.
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To "sugar off" is to boil the sirup until it is thick enough to crystallize into sugar.
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It is supposed that they did not crystallize in the lamprophyre dike but in some way were caught up by it.
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Argument usually tends to crystallize around two antitheses.
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British Dictionary definitions for crystallize crystallize crystalize , crystallise or crystalise
verb to form or cause to form crystals; assume or cause to assume a crystalline form or structure
to coat or become coated with sugar crystallized fruit
to give a definite form or expression to (an idea, argument, etc) or (of an idea, argument, etc) to assume a recognizable or definite form
Derived forms of crystallize crystallizable , crystalizable , crystallisable or crystalisable , adjective crystallizability , crystalizability , crystallisability or crystalisability , noun crystallization , crystalization , crystallisation or crystalisation , noun crystallizer , crystalizer , crystalliser or crystaliser , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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