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crystallize

verb
variants: also crystalize

Synonyms and Antonyms of crystallize

to take on a definite form

  • after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
Synonyms of crystallize

form, jell, shape (up), solidify
Words Related to crystallize

associate, coalesce, cohere, fuse

combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, join, link (up), unify, unite
Near Antonyms of crystallize

break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate

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