Synonyms for crystallize
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Verb
1. Elucidate
clear, clear up, elucidate, illuminate, sort out, enlighten, straighten out, cast light on, crystalise
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Definitions
- v. 1
To make something form into crystals.
I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
Related words
- Word family
- crystallization crystalline
- Other spellings
- crystalize US crystallise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- crystallized
e.g. crystallized → clear'd, elucidated, illuminated, enlightened…
Example sentences
- illuminate The sun started to come out and illuminate the sky.
- enlighten The ray of wisdom must enlighten new horizons.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crystallize | falling | |
| illuminate | rising | |
| enlighten | steady | |
| elucidate | steady | |
| effloresce | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clear1
- 9 letters
- enlighten3, elucidate4
- 10 letters
- illuminate4, crystalise, effloresce
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enlighten3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cristalliser
- Italiano
- cristallizzare