verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make stable. transitive

   "Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg."

2. 2
   make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium wordnet
3. 3
   To become stable. intransitive

   "The country will stabilize after the next election ends."

4. 4
   become stable or more stable wordnet
5. 5
   support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adjustappeaseassimilateassimilate toassurebalance

Antonyms

All antonyms

confusedestabilisedestabilize

Example

More examples

"The authorities managed to stabilize the currency."

Etymology

From stable + -ize.

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