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verb

crystallise

CEFR B2

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

In a sentence

Six example sentences with crystallise, each labelled with its topic.

  • A single customer interview crystallised what the team had been circling for months, and the roadmap finally fit on one page.

    Startups

  • Reading Hume crystallised her objection, which until then had been a vague discomfort she could never quite put into words.

    Philosophy

  • The debate crystallised the choice facing voters, turning a tangle of proposals into two plainly opposed positions.

    Politics

  • Writing the worry down often crystallises it, turning a vague dread into one sentence a person can actually answer.

    Psychology

  • The appeal crystallised the question for the court: does a text message count as a signed agreement?

    Law

  • One film session crystallised the problem: every turnover came from the same lazy cross-court pass.

    Basketball

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