crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
ˈkri-stə-ˌlīz 
variants
or less commonly crystalize
crystallized; crystallizing
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
: to become crystallized
crystallizer
noun
Examples of crystallize in a Sentence
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.
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When the hand warmer is activated, the liquid crystallizes, releasing heat; it is recharged by boiling it in water.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Last Soviet, helped the company crystallize its mission: creating shows that are curious about the future and advances in technology at a moment of uncertainty and pessimism.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Varda has a 30,000-square-foot facility in El Segundo to process its spacecraft and a laboratory in which pharmaceutical scientists can process materials for crystallizing biologics such as monoclonal antibodies.
—ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
However, in space, temperatures plunge much lower, down to –148 or –328 degrees Fahrenheit (–100 or –200 Celsius) and colder, and it wasn't thought that water-ice could crystallize under such conditions.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Last Soviet, helped the company crystallize its mission: creating shows that are curious about the future and advances in technology at a moment of uncertainty and pessimism.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Varda has a 30,000-square-foot facility in El Segundo to process its spacecraft and a laboratory in which pharmaceutical scientists can process materials for crystallizing biologics such as monoclonal antibodies.
—ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
However, in space, temperatures plunge much lower, down to –148 or –328 degrees Fahrenheit (–100 or –200 Celsius) and colder, and it wasn't thought that water-ice could crystallize under such conditions.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for crystallize
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystallize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
ˈkris-tə-ˌlīz
crystallized; crystallizing
1
a
: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
b
: to become crystallized
2
: to take or cause to take definite form
the plan crystallized slowly
Medical Definition
crystallize
verb
crys·tal·lize
variants
also crystalize
also British crystallise
or crystalise
crystallized also crystallized also British crystallised or crystallised; crystallizing also crystallizing also British crystallising or crystallising
: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
especially
: to cause to form perfect or large crystals
: to become crystallized
—often used with out
the solid crystallized out
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