'Crystallize' definitions:
Definition of 'crystallize'
From: WordNet
verb
Cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize]
verb
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]
verb
Cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise]
verb
Definition of 'Crystallize'
From: GCIDE
- Crystallize \Crys"tal*lize\ (kr[i^]s"tal*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.] To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'crystallize'
From: GCIDE
- crystallize \crys"tal*lize\, v. i. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction; to precipitate from a solution in the form of crystals. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'crystallize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cake,
- candy,
- come together,
- concrete,
- condense,
- draw up,
- fall in,
- fall into line,
- fall into place,
- fall into rank,
- form,
- gather around,
- granulate,
- harden,
- lithify,
- petrify,
- place itself,
- rally round,
- range itself,
- set,
- shape up,
- solidify,
- take a set,
- take form,
- take its place,
- take order,
- take rank,
- take shape,
- thicken,
- turn to stone
Words containing 'Crystallize'
- Crystal,
- Crystallization,
- Crystallized,
- Crystallizing,
- crystalize,
- crystalized,
- Blood crystal,
- Compound crystal,
- Crystal City,
- Crystal Falls,
- Crystal Lake,
- Crystal Lakes,
- Crystal Lawns,
- Crystal River,
- Crystal Springs,
- Crystal glass,
- Crystal, MN,
- Crystal, ND,
- Crystal, NM,
- Fractional crystallization,
- Iceland crystal,
- Lake Crystal,
- Mountain crystal,
- Negative crystal,
- Positive crystals,
- Protein crystal,
- Pseudomorphous crystal,
- Replaced crystal,
- Rock crystal,
- Secondary crystal,
- Twin crystal,
- Water of crystallization,
- crystal ball,
- crystal clear,
- crystal counter,
- crystal detector,
- crystal gazer,
- crystal gazing,
- crystal lattice,
- crystal microphone,
- crystal oscillator,
- crystal pickup,
- crystal rectifier,
- crystal set,
- crystal tea,
- crystal violet,
- crystallized fruit,
- crystallized ginger,
- ice crystal,
- liquid crystal,
- piezoelectric crystal,
- quartz crystal,
- watch crystal,
- Crystal City, MO,
- Crystal City, TX,
- Crystal Falls, MI,
- Crystal Lake Park,
- Crystal Lake, CT,
- Crystal Lake, FL,
- Crystal Lake, IA,
- Crystal Lake, IL,
- Crystal Lakes, MO,
- Crystal Lakes, OH,
- Crystal Lawns, IL,
- Crystal River, FL,
- Crystal Springs, FL,
- Crystal Springs, MS,
- Lake Crystal, MN,
- liquid crystal display,
- Crystal Lake Park, MO,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV