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Destabilise

//diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something unstable. UK, transitive

    "The route had been closed on December 30 2022, after heavy rain destabilised the foundations beneath more than 40 metres of the railway."

  2. 2
    make unstable wordnet
  3. 3
    To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism. UK, transitive
  4. 4
    become unstable wordnet
  5. 5
    To become unstable. UK, intransitive

Etymology

From de- + stabilise.

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