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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The 8% fee will be applied to packages, but not mail, as the agency looks for ways to stabilize its finances.
Divertor currents would stabilize the plasma long enough for fusion reactions to occur and produce energy.
The ruling allows his government to continue building its reserves of U.S. dollars, which is crucial to stabilize the economy and attract investments.
The ruling allows the Milei government to continue building its reserves of U.S. dollars, which is crucial to stabilize the economy and attract investments.
“In many cases, the smarter move is to ride it out and make a more measured decision once conditions stabilize,” Drury added.
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