crystallize

verb5

1. •
   To make something form into crystals.

   • I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
2. •
   (figurative) To give a definite or precise form to (something).

   • After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.
3. •
   (figurative) To take a definite form.

   • My ideas crystallized overnight.
4. •
   To assume a crystalline form.

   • The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
5. •
   To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.

   • We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.