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crystalise

verb

Non-Oxford British English spelling of crystallize.

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clear clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize straighten out sort out

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Meanings

verbcrystalise (third-person singular simple present crystalises, present participle crystalising, simple past and past participle crystalised)

present singular third person crystalises · participle present crystalising · participle past crystalised · past crystalised

Non-Oxford British English spelling of crystallize.
Nevertheless, it occasioned considerable dissatisfaction, which soon crystalised into a rival concern, the Aberdeen, Peterhead & Fraserburgh Railway.
1956 January, H. A. Vallance, “Northwards from Aberdeen”, in Railway Magazine, page 11

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

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clear clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize straighten out sort out enlighten illuminate elucidate

Broader

clarify clear up elucidate

verbcause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

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crystallize crystallise crystalize

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change integrity

verbassume crystalline form; become crystallized

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crystallize crystalize effloresce

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verbcause to take on a definite and clear shape

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crystallize crystallise crystalize

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Also see

clear clear up crystallize effloresce elucidate enlighten illuminate shed light on sort out straighten out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry

APA

crystalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystalise

MLA

“crystalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystalise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crystalise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystalise.

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