Crossword clues for crystalise
Wiktionary
vb. (alternative spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling crystallize English)
WordNet
v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]
cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: crystallize, crystallise, crystalize]
assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: crystallize, crystalize, effloresce]
cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: crystallize, crystallise, crystalize]
Usage examples of "crystalise".
Mackintosh reaches into the top drawer of his desk to find a fresh sheet of paper on which to crystalise his thoughts, or more serendipitously for another chocolate biscuit to sustain him.
All the conditions for revolution were now rapidly crystalising in Germany.
Or - Shawcross tingled all over as the possibility crystalised in his brain - might AIDS be no more than a mere prophetic shadow, hinting at a future plague a thousand times more terrible?
If the solution of cyanide of potassium that is used is strong, the greater portion of the ferrocyanide of potassium crystalises in the solution, and may be collected and preserved for use again.
But it has taken one particular murder to crystalise the country's fears, encapsulate the concern and encourage people to ask aloud what kind of nation are we becoming: the brutal abduction of two-year-old James Bulger, who was led off by two other children.