crystalize


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crys·tal·ize

 (krĭs′tə-līz′)
v.
Variant of crystallize.
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crystalize


Past participle: crystalized
Gerund: crystalizing

Imperative
crystalize
crystalize
Present
I crystalize
you crystalize
he/she/it crystalizes
we crystalize
you crystalize
they crystalize
Preterite
I crystalized
you crystalized
he/she/it crystalized
we crystalized
you crystalized
they crystalized
Present Continuous
I am crystalizing
you are crystalizing
he/she/it is crystalizing
we are crystalizing
you are crystalizing
they are crystalizing
Present Perfect
I have crystalized
you have crystalized
he/she/it has crystalized
we have crystalized
you have crystalized
they have crystalized
Past Continuous
I was crystalizing
you were crystalizing
he/she/it was crystalizing
we were crystalizing
you were crystalizing
they were crystalizing
Past Perfect
I had crystalized
you had crystalized
he/she/it had crystalized
we had crystalized
you had crystalized
they had crystalized
Future
I will crystalize
you will crystalize
he/she/it will crystalize
we will crystalize
you will crystalize
they will crystalize
Future Perfect
I will have crystalized
you will have crystalized
he/she/it will have crystalized
we will have crystalized
you will have crystalized
they will have crystalized
Future Continuous
I will be crystalizing
you will be crystalizing
he/she/it will be crystalizing
we will be crystalizing
you will be crystalizing
they will be crystalizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crystalizing
you have been crystalizing
he/she/it has been crystalizing
we have been crystalizing
you have been crystalizing
they have been crystalizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crystalizing
you will have been crystalizing
he/she/it will have been crystalizing
we will have been crystalizing
you will have been crystalizing
they will have been crystalizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crystalizing
you had been crystalizing
he/she/it had been crystalizing
we had been crystalizing
you had been crystalizing
they had been crystalizing
Conditional
I would crystalize
you would crystalize
he/she/it would crystalize
we would crystalize
you would crystalize
they would crystalize
Past Conditional
I would have crystalized
you would have crystalized
he/she/it would have crystalized
we would have crystalized
you would have crystalized
they would have crystalized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crystalize - 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"
2.crystalize - cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
3.crystalize - assume crystalline form; become crystallized
solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
devitrify - become crystalline
4.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"
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