crystalize

Verb
  1. Make free from confusion or ambiguity;
    Make clear (synset 200622730)
    "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
    is a type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible
    same as: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out
  2. Cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form (synset 200446895)
    "crystallize minerals"
    causes: crystalise, crystalize, crystallize, effloresce - assume crystalline form; become crystallized
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    same as: crystalise, crystallise, crystallize
  3. Assume crystalline form;
    Become crystallized (synset 200444625)
    is a type of: solidify - become solid
    subtypes: devitrify - become crystalline
    same as: crystalise, crystallize, effloresce
  4. Cause to take on a definite and clear shape (synset 200143524)
    "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
    is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to
    same as: crystalise, crystallise, crystallize

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