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stabilize

/ stabilize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
"The drug stabilized her blood pressure"
"stabilize prices"
Opposites:
destabilize destabilise
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
peg
Derived:
stabilization stabilisation stabilizer stabiliser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become stable or more stable
"The economy stabilized"
Opposites:
destabilize destabilise
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
settle root take root steady down settle down
Derived:
stabilization stabilisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
"brace your elbows while working on the potter''s wheel"
Type of:
strengthen beef up fortify
Kinds of:
ballast guy
Derived:
stabilization stabilisation brace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
2
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change alter modify peg destabilize destabilise settle root take root steady down settle down strengthen