stabilize

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Verb

stabilize (stabilizes, present participle stabilizing; past and past participle stabilized)

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.

Related terms

• stabilizer
• stabilization

Translations

• French: stabiliser
• German: stabilisieren
• Portuguese: estabilizar
• Russian: стабилизи́ровать
• Spanish: estabilizar

Translations

• French: stabiliser
• German: stabilisieren
• Portuguese: estabilizar
• Russian: стабилизи́роваться
• Spanish: estabilizar

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