crystallize

crystallize is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form. Face value is 25 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 25 · Words With Friends 27 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
2. intransitive verb. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
3. verb. cause to take on a definite and clear shape

   "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"

   Synonyms: crystalise, crystalize, crystallise

4. verb. assume crystalline form; become crystallized

   Synonyms: crystalise, crystalize, effloresce

5. verb. cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

   "crystallize minerals"

   Synonyms: crystalise, crystalize, crystallise

6. verb. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"

   "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

   Synonyms: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate

Synonyms

crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, effloresce, clear, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate

Common word forms

crystallized, crystallizer, crystallizes, crystallizing

Words from these letters

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