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stabilize

[ stey-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

stabilized, stabilizing.
  1. to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
  2. to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity:

    The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.

  3. Aeronautics. to put or keep (an aircraft) in stable equilibrium, as by some special device.


verb (used without object)

stabilized, stabilizing.
  1. to become stabilized.

stabilize

/ ˈٱɪɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become stable or more stable
  2. to keep or be kept stable
  3. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲb· verb (used with object) restabilized restabilizing
  • -ٲb· adjective
  • -ٲb·iԲ adjective
  • ܲ·ٲb· adjective
  • ܲ·ٲb·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stabilize1

1860–65; stabile + -ize; compare French stabiliser
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The temporary disruptions come just weeks after transportation authorities called for emergency repairs “to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente,” according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.

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State Farm said the hike is necessary to “help stabilize State Farm General’s financial position” and prevent the carrier from having to “further constrain” its ability to provide home insurance in California.

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“Coming into this year, the outlook was quite positive,” he said, with lower mortgage rates, growing inventory of homes for sale and a stabilizing office leasing market as many employers tightened their work-from-home policies.

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The cream helps dissolve the sugar, while the sugar stabilizes the cream cheese, preventing over-whipping.

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Implementing a vaccine program now could help slow the spread, minimize animal suffering, and stabilize consumer prices.

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