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Crystalize (verb)
alternative spelling of crystallize
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Crystallize (verb)
to make something form into crystals
“I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.”
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Crystallize (verb)
to assume a crystalline form
“The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.”
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Crystallize (verb)
to give something a definite or precise form
“After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.”
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Crystallize (verb)
to take a definite form
“My ideas crystallized overnight.”
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Crystallize (verb)
to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
“We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.”
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Crystallize (verb)
form or cause to form crystals
“when most liquids freeze they crystallize”
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Crystallize (verb)
coat and impregnate (fruit or petals) with sugar as a means of preserving them
“a box of crystallized fruits”
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Crystallize (verb)
make or become definite and clear
“vague feelings of unrest crystallized into something more concrete”
“writing can help to crystallize your thoughts”
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Crystallize (verb)
convert or be converted from a floating charge into a fixed charge
“the sale may not crystallize the charge”
“no deduction is given for contingent liabilities until they crystallize”