Crystallize
['krɪstə'laɪz]
Definition
(verb.) cause to take on a definite and clear shape; 'He tried to crystallize his thoughts'.
(verb.) assume crystalline form; become crystallized.
(verb.) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; 'crystallize minerals'.
Inputed by Avis--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
(v. i.) To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
Typed by Laverne
Examples
- These are carbon which failed to crystallize with the rest of the diamond, or intrusions of titanic iron. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the earlier period the common people had had an idea to crystallize upon, the idea of Christian communism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The idea of a complete system had been in his mind in broad outline for a long time, but did not crystallize into commercial form until the incandescent lamp was an accomplished fact. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The mind of the Jews, as we know, had crystallized about the idea of the Promise of the One True God and the coming of a Saviour or Messiah. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The copper wires connecting the instruments to the switchboard were small, crystallized, and rotten. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party on a platform of social reform he crystallized a deep unrest, brought it out of the cellars of resentment into the agora of political discussion. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is thus described:--Dissolve 100 grains of crystallized nitrate of silver in 6 ounces of distilled water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The German idea was crystallized in the phrase Berlin to Bagdad. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is the only absolutely pure gem, being composed of crystallized carbon--all others are composed of two or more elements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In this blue clay or Kimberlite in these chimneys, is found nature’s most wonderful creation, the diamond crystallized from pure carbon, in intense heat, and under titanic pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The shock of this retort had the effect of crystallizing Selden's wavering intentions. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- That moment of naturalness was the crystallizing feather-touch: it shook flirtation into love. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Oliver