crystallize
verb/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/
/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/
(British English also crystallise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they crystallize | /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/ /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it crystallizes | /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple crystallized | /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/ /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle crystallized | /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/ /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form crystallizing | /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [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.
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- [intransitive, transitive] crystallize (something) (specialist) to form or make something form into crystals
- The salt crystallizes as the water evaporates.
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