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sta·bi·lize
(stā′bə-līz′)v. sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing, sta·bi·liz·es
v.tr.
1. To make stable or steadfast.
2. To maintain the stability of (an airplane or ship, for example) by means of a stabilizer.
3. To keep from fluctuating; fix the level of: stabilize prices.
v.intr.
To become stable, steadfast, or fixed.
sta′bi·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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stabilize
(ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz) orstabilise
vb
1. to make or become stable or more stable
2. to keep or be kept stable
3. (Aeronautics) 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
ˌstabiliˈzation, ˌstabiliˈsation n
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sta•bi•lize
(ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz)v. -lized, -liz•ing. v.t.
1. to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
2. to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity: to stabilize rents.
v.i. 3. to become stabilized.
[1860–65; compare French stabiliser]
sta`bi•li•za′tion, n.
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stabilize
Past participle: stabilized
Gerund: stabilizing
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| Verb | 1. | stabilize - make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" peg - stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" destabilise, destabilize - make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government" |
| 2. | stabilize - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" ballast - make steady with a ballast guy - steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing" | |
| 3. | stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" steady down, take root, settle down, root, settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" destabilise, destabilize - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly" destabilise, destabilize - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly" |
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stabilize
verb make stable, support, balance, root, keep steady Officials hope the move will stabilize exchange rates.
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stabilize
verb1. To make stable:
2. To put in balance:
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Translations
stabilizovatzpevnit
stabilisere
megrögzít
gera stöîugan, festa, stilla
dengelemekkımıldamaz yapmak
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stable1
(ˈsteibl) adjective (negative unstable).
1. firm and steady or well-balanced. This chair isn't very stable.
2. firmly established and likely to last. a stable government.
3. (of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical. She's the only stable person in the whole family.
4. (of a substance) not easily decomposed.
stability (stəˈbi-) noun the quality of being stable.
ˈstabilize, ˈstabilise (-bi-) verb to make (more) stable. He put a wedge of paper under the table to stabilize it.
ˌstabiliˈzation, ˌstabiliˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stabilize
v. estabilizar, evitar cambios o fluctuaciones.
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stabilize
vt, vi estabilizar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.