crystallize

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make something form into crystals.

   I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.

2. verb To assume a crystalline form.

   The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.

3. verb To give a definite or precise form to (something).

   After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.

4. verb To take a definite form.

   My ideas crystallized overnight.

5. verb To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.

   We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.

Similar words

crystalize clarify illuminate enlighten shed light on effloresce clear sort out straighten out elucidate

Often followed by

in the into out and from at a as

Word family

crystalize crystalized crystalizes crystalizing crystallizable crystallization crystallizations crystallized crystallizer crystallizers