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To make something form into crystals.transitive
- I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
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To assume a crystalline form.intransitive
- The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
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To give a definite or precise form to (something).figurativelytransitive
- After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.
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To take a definite form.figurativelyintransitive
- My ideas crystallized overnight.
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To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.transitive
- We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.
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