crystallize
To make something form into crystalsTo make something form into crystals.
» Sami's terrible secret fears began to crystallize.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To make something form into crystals.
I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
kristallisieren
кристаллизова́тьkristallizovátʹ
cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
(intransitive)To assume a crystalline form.
The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
кристаллизова́тьсяkristallizovátʹsja
assume crystalline form; become crystallized
(figuratively, transitive)To give a definite or precise form to (something).
After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.
(figuratively, intransitive)To take a definite form.
My ideas crystallized overnight.
cause to take on a definite and clear shape
(transitive)To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.
We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.
Examples
5 sentencesSami's terrible secret fears began to crystallize.
If you increase the temperature, the compound will crystallize.
He crystallized salt from seawater.
The honey crystallized.
ruМёд засахарился. — marafon
Frost is a kind of crystallized dew that forms when water passes from vapor to solid without passing through the liquid state.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From crystal + -ize. The double l reflects the classical stem found in its etyma, Latin crFrom crystal + -ize. The double l reflects the classical stem found in its etyma, Latin crystallus and Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos), rather than the simplified spelling of the English base noun. Compare Hellenistic Greek κρυσταλλίζειν (krustallízein, “to shine like crystal”), post‐classical Latin crystallizare (“to change into crystal”), and French cristalliser.
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Forms
crystallizes, crystallizing, crystallized, crystallized| Base form | crystallize · to crystallize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crystallizes |
| Present participle | crystallizing |
| Past simple | crystallized |
| Past participle | crystallized |
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Synonyms
12 synonyms- cause to take on a definite and clear shape:crystallisecrystalisecrystalize
- assume crystalline form; become crystallized:crystalizecrystaliseeffloresce
- cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form:crystallisecrystalizecrystalise
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear:clearclear upshed light oncrystallisecrystalizecrystalisestraighten outsort out
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle