English

Verb

crystallise ‎(third-person singular simple present crystallises, present participle crystallising, simple past and past participle crystallised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of crystallize.
   • 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:

     The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.

Derived terms

• non-crystallising