| clear | (v) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear, Syn. clear up, crystallize, enlighten, crystallise, crystalize, sort out, crystalise, shed light on, illuminate, elucidate, straighten out, Example: Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault |
| crystallize | (v) cause to take on a definite and clear shape, Syn. crystalize, crystallise, crystalise, Example: He tried to crystallize his thoughts |
| crystallize | (v) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form, Syn. crystalize, crystallise, crystalise, Example: crystallize minerals |
| crystallize | (v) assume crystalline form; become crystallized, Syn. crystalize, effloresce, crystalise |