Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crystallise"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crystallise
v 1: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of
who is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed
light on}, {crystallize}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten
out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
[ant: {confuse}]
2: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form;
"crystallize minerals" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalize},
{crystalise}]
3: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to
crystallize his thoughts" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalise},
{crystalize}]
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