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