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stabilize

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sta·bi·lize  (stb-lz)
v. sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing, sta·bi·liz·es
v.tr.
1. To make stable or steadfast.
2. To maintain the stability of (an airplane or ship, for example) by means of a stabilizer.
3. To keep from fluctuating; fix the level of: stabilize prices.
v.intr.
To become stable, steadfast, or fixed.

stabi·li·zation (-l-zshn) n.

stabilize or -lise
Verb
[-lizing, -lized] or -lising, -lised to make or become stable or more stable
stabilization
-lisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.stabilize - make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
peg - stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
destabilise, destabilize - make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government"
2.stabilize - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
ballast - make steady with a ballast
guy - steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
3.stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
steady down, take root, settle down, root, settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
becalm, steady, calm - make steady; "steady yourself"
destabilise, destabilize - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly"
destabilise, destabilize - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly"
Translations
stabilize [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] vtestabilizar
viestabilizarse
stabilize [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] vtstabiliser
vise stabiliser
stabilize [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] vtstabilisieren
stabilize [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] vtstabilizzare
vistabilizzarsi


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