- 1[intransitive, transitive] (of thoughts, plans, beliefs, etc.) to become clear and fixed; to make thoughts, beliefs, etc. clear and fixed Our ideas began to crystallize into a definite plan. crystallize something The final chapter crystallizes all the main issues.
- 2[intransitive, transitive] crystallize (something) (technology) to form or make something form into crystal The salt crystallizes as the water evaporates.
crystallize
verbNAmE//ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they crystallize he / she / it crystallizes
past simple crystallized
-ing form crystallizing
NAmE//ˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable, singular] salt crystallization a crystallization of his life's workSee crystallize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: crystallize