crystallize
verb (used with object)
to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
crystallise
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a variation of
crystallize.
Example Sentences
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"What happens if a number of these risks crystallise at the same time?"
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Time to ascend now, you’ll be fine,” he shouts, leaving me no time for the fear to crystallise.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 16, 2023
"A leaner set-up can take advantage of untapped energy and crystallise hidden value, especially in a complex environment with difficult market conditions," he told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
As Van Etten wrestled with her emotions, new songs started to crystallise.
From BBC ● May 5, 2022
Suppose we use this calamitous forenoon to choose the shapes we are to crystallise into? we know nothing about them yet.
From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by John Ruskin
