crys·tal·lize
 crystallize
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- pronunciation:
- krI
st
laIz
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
crystallizes, crystallizing, crystallized |
| definition: |
to change into or cause to become crystals.
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| related words: |
candy, concentrate, condense |
| derivations: |
crystallizable (adj.), crystallization (n.) |
The word crystallize
contains the following part:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means
to turn into or cause to be
More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize).
Example words: