crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
ˈkri-stə-ˌlīz 
variants
or less commonly crystalize
crystallized; crystallizing
1
: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
2
: to cause to take a definite form
tried to crystallize his thoughts
3
: to coat with crystals especially of sugar
crystallize grapes
: to become crystallized
crystallizer
noun
Examples of crystallize in a Sentence
Eventually the paint will start to crystallize.
Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.
Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.
The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.
He tried to crystallize his thoughts.
Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.
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But sometimes a poll comes along and crystallizes one of the big ones.
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Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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The blunder is clear fuel for a player whose ascent to All-NBA status and MVP consideration can only be further crystallized by a brilliant playoff run for a Knicks team finishing second in the East.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Oppenheimer didn’t pull into the top five until nearly Christmas, but by the time the Golden Globes were handed out in early January, the final top five had crystallized: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie.
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Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Lively accessorized with statement rings, gold dangle earrings and crystallized Christian Louboutin heels.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 June 2024
The blunder is clear fuel for a player whose ascent to All-NBA status and MVP consideration can only be further crystallized by a brilliant playoff run for a Knicks team finishing second in the East.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Oppenheimer didn’t pull into the top five until nearly Christmas, but by the time the Golden Globes were handed out in early January, the final top five had crystallized: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
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crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
ˈkris-tə-ˌlīz
crystallized; crystallizing
1
a
: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
b
: to become crystallized
2
: to take or cause to take definite form
the plan crystallized slowly
Medical Definition
crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
variants
also crystalize
also British crystallise
or crystalise
crystallized also crystallized also British crystallised or crystallised; crystallizing also crystallizing also British crystallising or crystallising
: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
especially
: to cause to form perfect or large crystals
: to become crystallized
—often used with out
the solid crystallized out
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