crystallise


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crystallise


Past participle: crystallised
Gerund: crystallising

Imperative
crystallise
crystallise
Present
I crystallise
you crystallise
he/she/it crystallises
we crystallise
you crystallise
they crystallise
Preterite
I crystallised
you crystallised
he/she/it crystallised
we crystallised
you crystallised
they crystallised
Present Continuous
I am crystallising
you are crystallising
he/she/it is crystallising
we are crystallising
you are crystallising
they are crystallising
Present Perfect
I have crystallised
you have crystallised
he/she/it has crystallised
we have crystallised
you have crystallised
they have crystallised
Past Continuous
I was crystallising
you were crystallising
he/she/it was crystallising
we were crystallising
you were crystallising
they were crystallising
Past Perfect
I had crystallised
you had crystallised
he/she/it had crystallised
we had crystallised
you had crystallised
they had crystallised
Future
I will crystallise
you will crystallise
he/she/it will crystallise
we will crystallise
you will crystallise
they will crystallise
Future Perfect
I will have crystallised
you will have crystallised
he/she/it will have crystallised
we will have crystallised
you will have crystallised
they will have crystallised
Future Continuous
I will be crystallising
you will be crystallising
he/she/it will be crystallising
we will be crystallising
you will be crystallising
they will be crystallising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crystallising
you have been crystallising
he/she/it has been crystallising
we have been crystallising
you have been crystallising
they have been crystallising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crystallising
you will have been crystallising
he/she/it will have been crystallising
we will have been crystallising
you will have been crystallising
they will have been crystallising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crystallising
you had been crystallising
he/she/it had been crystallising
we had been crystallising
you had been crystallising
they had been crystallising
Conditional
I would crystallise
you would crystallise
he/she/it would crystallise
we would crystallise
you would crystallise
they would crystallise
Past Conditional
I would have crystallised
you would have crystallised
he/she/it would have crystallised
we would have crystallised
you would have crystallised
they would have crystallised
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crystallise - 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.crystallise - 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.crystallise - 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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
مكسو ببلورات السُّكّريُبلوِريُبَلوِر أفكاره
kristallaskÿrasykurhúîa

crystal

(ˈkristl) noun
1. a small part of a solid substance (eg salt or ice) which has a regular shape.
2. a special kind of very clear glass. This bowl is made of crystal.
ˈcrystalline (-lain) adjective
(of minerals etc) formed into crystals. Salt is a crystalline substance.
ˈcrystallize, ˈcrystallise verb
1. to form (into) crystals. He crystallized the salt from the sea water.
2. to cover with a coating of sugar crystals. crystallized fruits.
3. to make or become definite or clear. He tried to crystallize his ideas.
ˌcrystalliˈzation, ˌcrystalliˈsation noun
crystal ball
a glass ball used in fortune-telling.
crystal clear
absolutely clear. My instructions were crystal clear.
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References in classic literature ?
They had got just so far, and the conversation began to crystallise, as it could but do with the scanty stream which the commonplace world supplied.
By the time the risk will crystallise they have collected their money and gone home.
A MAJOR economic shock caused by Brexit could see "significant liabilities" on the government's balance sheet "crystallise" and hit economic growth, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.