stabilize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
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to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity.
The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.
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Aeronautics. to put or keep (an aircraft) in stable equilibrium, as by some special device.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to make or become stable or more stable
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to keep or be kept stable
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to put or keep (an aircraft, vessel, etc) in equilibrium by one or more special devices, or (of an aircraft, vessel, etc) to become stable
Other Word Forms
- restabilize verb (used with object)
- self-stabilized adjective
- self-stabilizing adjective
- stabilization noun
- unstabilized adjective
- unstabilizing adjective
Etymology
Origin of stabilize
Example Sentences
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There could also be stabilizing forces at play.
From Barron's
There could also be stabilizing forces at play.
From Barron's
These fibers appeared to help stabilize the band as it tightened.
From Science Daily
Smoked salmon is high in protein, rich in fat, filling without being heavy — the kind of food that actually stabilizes you.
From Salon
In that scenario, oil would likely spike briefly and then stabilize as the geopolitical premium fades.
From Barron's
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