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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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