crystallize vs clarify

crystallize and clarify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crystallize	No	No	Yes	No
clarify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, clarify is a hypernym of crystallize; that is, clarify is a word with a broader meaning than crystallize:

Other hypernyms of crystallize include clear up, elucidate.

crystallize (verb)	clarify (verb)
assume crystalline form; become crystallized	make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form	make clear and (more) comprehensible
cause to take on a definite and clear shape
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear