3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
crystallize
v 1: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to
crystallize his thoughts"
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed
light on}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}]
3: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
"crystallize minerals"
4: assume crystalline form become crystallized [syn: {crystalize},
{effloresce}]
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