Verb: crystalise 'kris-tu,lIz Usage: Brit (N. Amer: crystalize)
- Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate - (physics) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
"crystalise minerals"; - crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize - Assume crystalline form; become crystallized
- crystallize, crystalize, effloresce, crystallise [Brit] - Cause to take on a definite and clear shape
"He tried to crystalise his thoughts"; - crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize
Derived forms: crystalised, crystalises, crystalising Type of: change integrity, clarify, clear up, elucidate, form, shape, solidify Encyclopedia: Crystalise |