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单词 crystallized
释义

crystallize

verb

crys·​tal·​lize ˈkri-stə-ˌlīz How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
variants or less commonly crystalize
crystallized; crystallizing

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to become crystallized
crystallizable
ˈkri-stə-ˌlī-zə-bəl How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
ˌkri-stə-ˈlī-
adjective
crystallization
ˌkri-stə-li-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
noun
crystallizer noun

Synonyms

  • form
  • jell
  • shape (up)
  • solidify
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Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The planet, according to their analysis, was mostly made of carbon and oxygen, and dense enough to crystallize into a diamond world. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022 The American years span most of Gunn’s adult life and crystallize his reinvention as a poet, abetted by his embrace of a distinctly Californian ethos. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 June 2022 To crystallize the point, don’t think that stocks that have fallen a great deal will return to some of their obscene valuations anytime soon, if ever. Jim Osman, Forbes, 10 June 2022 The collapse of the stablecoin Terra in May helped crystallize those fears. Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The researchers’ findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians—Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College—was on a short visit to Europe. Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 28 June 2022 Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 The radio didn’t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

crystal entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

crystallize

verb

crys·​tal·​lize ˈkri-stə-ˌlīz How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
crystallized; crystallizing
1
: to form or cause to form crystals or grains
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
ˈkris-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce crystallize (audio)
crystallized also crystallized also British crystallised or crystallised; crystallizing also crystallizing also British crystallising or crystallising

transitive verb

: to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
especially : to cause to form perfect or large crystals

intransitive verb

: to become crystallized
often used with out
the solid crystallized out

crystallized

verb

variants also crystalized
past tense of crystallize
as in formed
to take on a definite form after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • formed
  • solidified
  • jelled
  • coalesced
  • connected
  • fused
  • cohered
  • combined
  • shaped (up)
  • united
  • unified
  • joined
  • coupled
  • conjugated
  • conjoined
  • associated
  • linked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decomposed
  • disintegrated
  • broke down
  • decayed
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