Also means
to take definite form
Usage Note
Cristalizar is used both literally, for a substance forming crystals, and figuratively for an idea or plan becoming concrete — el proyecto cristalizó en un acuerdo ('the project crystallized into an agreement'). It is a regular -ar verb. The noun form is cristalización.
Examples
"El azúcar cristaliza al enfriarse."
Natural Translation
The sugar crystallizes as it cools.
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