"crystallize" meaning in English

See crystallize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ Audio: en-us-crystalize.ogg Forms: crystallizes [present, singular, third-person], crystallizing [participle, present], crystallized [participle, past], crystallized [past]
Etymology: From crystal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crystal|ize}} crystal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} crystallize (third-person singular simple present crystallizes, present participle crystallizing, simple past and past participle crystallized)
  1. (transitive) (chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals Tags: transitive Translations (to make something form into crystals): kristalizoj (Albanian), кристализирам (kristaliziram) (Bulgarian), cristal·litzar (Catalan), 結晶 (Chinese Mandarin), 结晶 (jiéjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), krystallisere (Danish), kristalliseren (Dutch), kristaligi (Esperanto), kiteyttää (Finnish), cristalliser (French), kristallisieren (German), menghablurkan (Malay), mengkristalkan (Malay), whātioata (Maori), krystalizować [imperfective] (Polish), cristalizar (Portuguese), кристаллизова́ть (kristallizovátʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), kristallisera (Swedish), ตกผลึก (dtòk-pà-lʉ̀k) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-crystallize-en-verb-FPvBXO0j Disambiguation of 'to make something form into crystals': 62 9 5 7 17
  2. (intransitive) to assume a crystalline form Tags: intransitive Translations (to assume a crystalline form): kristalizohem (Albanian), кристализирам (kristaliziram) (Bulgarian), cristal·litzar (Catalan), krystalizovat (Czech), krystallisere (Danish), udkrystallisere (Danish), krystallisere sig (english: mostly in figurative sense) (Danish), kiteytyä (Finnish), cristalliser (French), cristalizar-se (Portuguese), кристаллизова́ться (kristallizovátʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crystallize-en-verb-1OitGCsJ Disambiguation of 'to assume a crystalline form': 4 87 4 4 1
  3. (transitive) to give something a definite or precise form Tags: transitive Translations (to give a precise form): krystallisere (Danish), kristaligi (Esperanto), kiteyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-crystallize-en-verb-W2KEItQJ Disambiguation of 'to give a precise form': 8 18 60 14 0
  4. (intransitive) to take a definite form Tags: intransitive Translations (take a definite form): cristal·litzar (Catalan), krystallisere (Danish), krystallisere sig (Danish), udkrystallisere (Danish), kristaliĝi (Esperanto), kiteytyä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-crystallize-en-verb-xkNN3sYx Disambiguation of 'take a definite form': 2 5 11 81 0
  5. (transitive) to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Crystal Translations (to coat with crystals): krystallisere (Danish), kandisere (english: coat with sugar) (Danish), sirotella sokerilla (english: to crystallize with sugar) (Finnish), cristalliser (French), menghablur (Malay), mengkristal (Malay), cristalizar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-crystallize-en-verb-CcwrbRA~ Disambiguation of Crystal: 22 20 5 4 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 8 8 6 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 10 9 6 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 22 12 11 12 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 12 11 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 8 7 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 12 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 15 13 14 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 7 7 8 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 14 13 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 11 11 11 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 14 13 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 13 12 13 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 20 14 12 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 14 15 15 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 12 13 13 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 11 11 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 12 13 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 21 13 13 14 39 Disambiguation of 'to coat with crystals': 23 4 1 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crystalize, crystalise Synonyms (non-Oxford British spelling): crystallise Derived forms: crystallizable, crystallization, crystallisation Related terms: crystalline
Disambiguation of 'non-Oxford British spelling': 24 16 19 17 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to make something form into crystals",
      "word": "cristalizar"
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      "sense": "to make something form into crystals",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "roman": "kristallizovátʹsja",
      "sense": "to assume a crystalline form",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to give a precise form",
      "word": "krystallisere"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "kristaligi"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "take a definite form",
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
      "word": "krystallisere"
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      "code": "da",
      "english": "coat with sugar",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to crystallize with sugar",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
      "word": "sirotella sokerilla"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
      "word": "menghablur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
      "word": "mengkristal"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to coat with crystals",
      "word": "cristalizar"
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}

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