Crystallize definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

crystallize in American English · 1. to cause to form crystals or take on a crystalline structure · 2. to give a definite form to · 3. to coat with sugar. verb ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'crystallize'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× crystallize (krɪstəlaɪz ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensecrystallizes ,presentparticiplecrystallizing ,pasttense,pastparticiplecrystallized regionalnote: inBRIT,alsousecrystallise1. verb Ifyoucrystallizeanopinionoridea,orifitcrystallizes,itbecomesfixedanddefiniteinsomeone'smind. Hehasmanagedtocrystallisethefeelingsofmillionsofordinarypeople.[VERBnoun] Nowmythoughtsreallybegantocrystallise.[VERB] Synonyms:takeshape,form,becomeclear,cometogether MoreSynonymsofcrystallize crystallization(krɪstəlaɪzeɪʃən )uncountablenoun[usuallyNOUNofnoun]...encouragingthecrystallizationofnewvalues. 2. verb Ifasubstancecrystallizes,orsomethingcrystallizesit,itturnsintocrystals. Don'tstirorthesugarwillcrystallise.[VERB] ...a19th-centurytechniquethatactuallycrystallizesthetin.[VERBnoun] crystallizationuncountablenoun...experimentsonthecrystallisationofglass. MoreSynonymsofcrystallize COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'crystallize' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'crystallize' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'chambre' HindiTranslationof'crystallize' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency crystallizeinBritishEnglish orcrystalizeorcrystalliseorcrystalise(ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz ) verb1. toformorcausetoformcrystals;assumeorcausetoassumeacrystallineformorstructure 2. tocoatorbecomecoatedwithsugar crystallizedfruit 3. togiveadefiniteformorexpressionto(anidea,argument,etc)or(ofanidea,argument,etc)toassumearecognizableordefiniteform CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscrystallizable(ˈcrystalˌlizable)orcrystalizable(ˈcrystalˌizable)orcrystallisable(ˈcrystalˌlisable)orcrystalisable(ˈcrystalˌisable)adjective crystallizability(ˌcrystalˌlizaˈbility)orcrystalizability(ˌcrystalˌizaˈbility)orcrystallisability(ˌcrystalˌlisaˈbility)orcrystalisability(ˌcrystalˌisaˈbility)noun crystallization(ˌcrystalliˈzation)orcrystalization(ˌcrystaliˈzation)orcrystallisation(ˌcrystalliˈsation)orcrystalisation(ˌcrystaliˈsation)noun crystallizer(ˈcrystalˌlizer)orcrystalizer(ˈcrystalˌizer)orcrystalliser(ˈcrystalˌliser)orcrystaliser(ˈcrystalˌiser)noun WordFrequency crystallizeinAmericanEnglish (ˈkrɪstəlˌaɪz ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈcrystalˌlizedorˈcrystalˌlizing1.  tocausetoformcrystalsortakeonacrystallinestructure 2.  togiveadefiniteformto 3.  tocoatwithsugar verbintransitive4.  tobecomecrystallineinform 5.  totakeonadefiniteform theircustomscrystallizedintolaw Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformscrystallizable(ˈcrystalˌlizable) adjective crystallization(ˌcrystalliˈzation) noun WordFrequency crystallizeinAmericanEnglish (ˈkrɪstlˌaiz)(verb-lized,-lizing) transitiveverb1. toformintocrystals;causetoassumecrystallineform 2. togivedefiniteorconcreteformto tocrystallizeanidea 3. tocoatwithsugar intransitiveverb4. toformcrystals;becomecrystallineinform 5. toassumedefiniteorconcreteform Also(esp.Brit.):crystalliseMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformscrystallizabilitynoun crystallizableadjective crystallizernoun Wordorigin[1590–1600;crystall-+-ize] Examplesof'crystallize'inasentence crystallize TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Isn'titamarvelthatamixtureofsandandwater-andafewotherelements-cancrystallizeintoathingofsuchbeauty?Holt,VictoriaTHEBLACKOPAL(2001)Nogameofchancehadbeenabletodistracthimfromhisthoughts;thehourshadservedonlytocrystallizehisresolution.StephanieLaurensTHEPROMISEINAKISS(2001) Trendsof crystallize Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages crystallize BritishEnglish:crystallize VERB/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/Ifyoucrystallizeanopinionoridea,orifitcrystallizes,itbecomesfixedanddefiniteinsomeone'smind.Hehasmanagedtocrystallizethefeelingsofmillionsofordinarycitizens.AmericanEnglish:crystallize /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/BrazilianPortuguese:cristalizar Chinese:具体化EuropeanSpanish:cristalizar French:cristalliser German:festeFormgeben Italian:cristallizzarsi Japanese:具体化するKorean:형상화하다EuropeanPortuguese:cristalizar LatinAmericanSpanish:cristalizar Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically crystallize crystallite crystallitis crystallization crystallize crystallized crystallizedfruits crystallizedginger AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Source DefinitionofcrystallizefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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