stabilize

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stabilize

  • /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈstæɪ.bəˌlɑez/ Australia
  • [ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z] Australia
  • [ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z] New Zealand
  • /ˈst̪abɪlaɪz/ Philippines
  • /ˈst̪æbɪlaɪz/ Philippines

Rhymes with -eɪbəlaɪz

verb stabilizes · stabilizing · stabilized · stabilise

  1. transitive To make stable. Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.
  2. intransitive To become stable. The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stabilise, stability, steady, maintain, keep, sustain, off, settle, mitigate, secure, remediate, regularize, regularise, consolidate, destabilize, smooth

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verb to make stable

Españolestabilizar
Kiswahiliimarisha
Portuguêsestabilizar
Françaisstabiliser
Deutschstabilisieren
Ελληνικάσταθεροποιώ statheropoió
Românăstabiliza
Русскийстабилизи́ровать stabilizírovatʹ

verb to become stable

Españolestabilizarse
Kiswahiliimarisha
Portuguêsestabilizar-se
Françaisse stabiliser
Deutschsich stabilisieren
Românăstabiliza
Русскийстабилизи́роваться stabilizírovatʹsja

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@misc{stabilize_2026,
  title = {stabilize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stabilize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}