crystallize
To become clear and easy to understand.
To develop into a clear, definite, and well-formed idea, plan, or opinion.
To make something you think about clearer.
To make an idea, plan, or understanding clear, definite, and well organized.
To become a solid with crystal shapes.
To form solid crystals as a substance cools, evaporates, or changes conditions, especially from a solution or melt.
To make crystals form from a liquid.
To make a substance form crystals, especially by controlling temperature, concentration, or evaporation.
To make a profit or loss real by selling.
To make an increase or decrease in the value of an investment become real by selling it or otherwise closing the position.
To become fixed and difficult to change.
To become firmly established and resistant to change, especially about habits, attitudes, or social patterns.
- Base: crystallize
- 3rd Person Singular: crystallizes
- Present Participle: crystallizing
- Past: crystallized
- Past Participle: crystallized
crystallize around
1form around a central focus
To start to form around one main thing.
- Opposition quickly crystallized around the proposed tax increase.
- A strong team identity crystallized around their new coach.
- The debate crystallized around one key question: cost.
- Support crystallized around the new leader.
crystallize in (someone's) mind
1become clear in someone's thoughts
To become clear in someone’s head.
- During the lecture, the solution crystallized in her mind.
- Only later did the danger crystallize in my mind.
- As he spoke, a new possibility crystallized in the committee’s mind.
- The answer crystallized in my mind.
crystallize into
1develop into a clear form
To slowly become a clear thing or plan.
- Their discussions crystallized into a concrete proposal.
- The campaign’s message crystallized into three simple promises.
- Weeks of frustration crystallized into a decision to quit.
- The idea crystallized into a plan.
- The problem crystallized into two choices.
crystallize out (of)
1separate as crystals
To come out of a liquid as crystals.
- As the mixture cooled, a white solid crystallized out.
- Impurities stayed dissolved while the product crystallized out of the solvent.
- The salt crystallized out when the water evaporated.
- A solid crystallized out of the solution.