crystallize
verb (used with object)
to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
crystallizes
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present tense formof crystallize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As more material crystallizes, silicon dioxide becomes increasingly concentrated in the remaining melt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“This situation perfectly crystallizes the global nature of infectious diseases,” Bhadelia said.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
That expansion crystallizes the yearslong flow of credit outside the tightly regulated banking system and into riskier, more opaque businesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Coca-Cola’s ad crystallizes these fears, even though, as Shelly Palmer, a professor of advanced media in residence at Syracuse University, said in a recent blog post, it “truly sucks.”
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024
The reality crystallizes for me, though, when Dad instructs us to take off our blindfolds and Debbie and Zara are standing in front of us.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
