crystallise

verb

1. To make something form into crystals

   I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.

2. To assume a crystalline form

   The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.

3. To give something a definite or precise form

   After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.

4. To take a definite form

   My ideas crystallized overnight.

5. To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar

   We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.