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 crystalize |
| 1. |
[ verb ] (chemistry,crystallography) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form |
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crystallize
crystallise
crystalise
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"crystallize minerals"
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change_integrity
physics
crystal
crystallization
quartz_glass
crystal
crystallize
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| 2. |
[ verb ] (crystallography) cause to take on a definite and clear shape |
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crystallize
crystallise
crystalise
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"He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
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shape
crystallization
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| 3. |
[ verb ] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear |
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clarify
illuminate
shed_light_on
sort_out
crystallize
clear
elucidate
enlighten
crystallise
crystalise
straighten_out
clear_up
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: "Could you clarify these remarks?"
"Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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confuse
interpret
clarify
lucidity
clarification
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| 4. |
[ verb ] (chemistry,crystallography) assume crystalline form; become crystallized |
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effloresce
crystalise
crystallize
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solidify
devitrify
crystal
crystallization
quartz_glass
crystal
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crystallize
crystalized
crystallized
crystal
crystalise
crystallite
crystallise
crystalline
crystalised
crystallised
Cristal
crystallizing
crystal_tea
crystal_set
crystal_ball
crustlike
Cristaldi
cristobalite
crystal_clear
crustal_plate
Chrystal
crestfallen
crusade
Crystle
crosstalk
crusader
Crustacea
crosstie
Cristobal
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