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TOEFL BNC: 14909 COCA: 14941

crystallize

crystallize verb
also British crystallise /ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz/
crystallizes; crystallized; crystallizing
crystallize
verb
also British crystallise /ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz/
crystallizes; crystallized; crystallizing
Learner's definition of CRYSTALLIZE
technical : to change into a solid form that is made up of crystals(使)结晶;形成晶体
[no object]
[+ object]
: to cause (something, such as an idea, belief, etc.) to become clear and fully formed使确定成形,使(想法、信仰等)明确
[+ object]
[no object]

— crystallization

also British crystallisation /ˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌkrɪstəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14909 COCA: 14941

crystallize

verb

crys·​tal·​lize ˈkri-stə-ˌlīz How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
variants or less commonly crystalize
crystallized; crystallizing

transitive verb

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
crystallizable
ˈkri-stə-ˌlī-zə-bəl How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
ˌkri-stə-ˈlī-
adjective
crystallization noun
crystallizer noun

Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The planet, according to their analysis, was mostly made of carbon and oxygen, and dense enough to crystallize into a diamond world. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022 The American years span most of Gunn’s adult life and crystallize his reinvention as a poet, abetted by his embrace of a distinctly Californian ethos. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 June 2022 To crystallize the point, don’t think that stocks that have fallen a great deal will return to some of their obscene valuations anytime soon, if ever. Jim Osman, Forbes, 10 June 2022 The collapse of the stablecoin Terra in May helped crystallize those fears. Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The researchers’ findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians—Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College—was on a short visit to Europe. Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 28 June 2022 Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 The radio didn’t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

crystal entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crystallize was in 1600
TOEFL BNC: 14909 COCA: 14941

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