crystallize
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To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
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Could you clarify these remarks?
Clear up the question of who is at fault
He tried to crystallize his thoughts
crystallize minerals
A mixture can separate into more than two liquid phases and the concept of phase separation extends to solids, i.e., solids can form solid solutions or crystallize into distinct crystal phases.
Although regression in the hiring of minority coaches and General Managers already was pushing the league in that direction, one specific consequence of the pandemic helped crystallize the need for change.