crystallize

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/

The English word “crystallize” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To make something form into crystals.
To assume a crystalline form.
To give a definite or precise form to (something).
To take a definite form.
To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.

Etymology

From crystal + -ize. The double l reflects the classical stem found in its etyma, Latin crystallus and Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos), rather than the simplified spelling of the English base noun. Compare Hellenistic Greek κρυσταλλίζειν (krustallízein, “to shine like crystal”), post‐classical Latin crystallizare (“to change into crystal”), and French cristalliser.

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