Crystalize (verb)
alternative spelling of crystallize
Crystallize (verb)
to make something form into crystals
“I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.”
Crystallize (verb)
to assume a crystalline form
“The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.”
Crystallize (verb)
to give something a definite or precise form
“After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.”
Crystallize (verb)
to take a definite form
“My ideas crystallized overnight.”
Crystallize (verb)
to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
“We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.”
Crystallize (verb)
form or cause to form crystals
“when most liquids freeze they crystallize”
Crystallize (verb)
coat and impregnate (fruit or petals) with sugar as a means of preserving them
“a box of crystallized fruits”
Crystallize (verb)
make or become definite and clear
“vague feelings of unrest crystallized into something more concrete”
“writing can help to crystallize your thoughts”
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”