stabilize
1stabilize — sta‧bil‧ize [ˈsteɪblaɪz] also stabilise verb [intransitive, transitive] to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something do this: • We want to stabilize consumer prices for sugar and sugar products. • the government s plan to… …
2stabilize — stabilize, steady, poise, balance, ballast, trim are comparable when they mean to maintain or cause to maintain position or equilibrium. Despite their agreement in basic meaning they vary widely in their implications and in their range of… …
3stabilize — I verb balance, clinch, counterbalance, establish, firm up, round, secure, set, settle, steady II index adjust (regulate), compensate (counterbalance), establish ( …
4stabilize — (v.) 1861, originally of ships; probably a back formation from STABILITY (Cf. stability). Related: Stabilized; stabilizing …
5stabilize — (Amer.) sta·bi·lize || steɪbɪlaɪz v. make stable; become stable; maintain a given level (also stabilise) …
6stabilize — [v] make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change balance, ballast, bolt, brace, buttress, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalize, fasten, firm, firm up*, fix, freeze*, maintain, ossify, poise, preserve, prop, secure, set, settle,… …
7stabilize — (also stabilise) ► VERB ▪ make or become stable. DERIVATIVES stabilization noun …
8stabilize — [stā′bə līz΄] vt. stabilized, stabilizing [Fr stabiliser < L stabilis: see STABLE1 & IZE] 1. to make stable, or firm 2. to keep from changing or fluctuating, as in price 3. to give stability to (an airplane, ship, etc.) with a stabilizer …
9stabilize — UK [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] / US [ˈsteɪb(ə)lˌaɪz] verb Word forms stabilize : present tense I/you/we/they stabilize he/she/it stabilizes present participle stabilizing past tense stabilized past participle stabilized 1) a) [intransitive] to reach a state… …
10stabilize — sta|bi|lize [ steıbl,aız ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to reach a point where a medical condition is not likely to suddenly become worse, or to make someone reach this point: We have to stabilize her before she can be moved. 2. )… …