Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crystallise
3 senses of crystallise
Sense 1
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")
Sense 2
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise -- (cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals")
=> change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)
Sense 3
crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize -- (cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts")
=> shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")
Similarity of adj crystallised
1 sense of crystallised
Sense 1
crystallized (vs. uncrystallized), crystallised -- (having become fixed and definite in form; "distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion"- Psychological Abstracts)