· make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Synonym(s): clear, clear_up, shed_light_on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, straighten_out, sort_out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
Hypernym(s): clarify, clear_up, elucidate
· cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"
Synonym(s): crystallize, crystallise, crystalize
Hypernym(s): change_integrity
· assume crystalline form; become crystallized
Synonym(s): crystallize, crystalize, effloresce
Hypernym(s): solidify
· cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
Synonym(s): crystallize, crystallise, crystalize