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stabilize
[stey-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity.
The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.
Aeronautics.to put or keep (an aircraft) in stable equilibrium, as by some special device.
verb (used without object)
to become stabilized.
stabilize
/ ˈٱɪɪˌɪ /
verb
to make or become stable or more stable
to keep or be kept stable
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
Other Word Forms
- restabilize verb (used with object)
- self-stabilized adjective
- self-stabilizing adjective
- unstabilized adjective
- unstabilizing adjective
- ˌٲˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of stabilize1
Example Sentences
EMTALA, enacted in 1986, was designed to protect patients and ensure they receive stabilizing emergency care, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
The judge said it would stabilize the insurer’s finances pending a decision on a 30% rate hike State Farm requested last year, which will be considered at an October hearing.
An effective Kershaw could help stabilize a Dodger rotation that has once again been scrambled ahead of the team’s three-game series with the Padres, which begins Monday.
Frenk also mentioned how UCLA’s recent move to the Big Ten Conference was made with “the goal of stabilizing the program and positioning it for long-term success.”
The search will continue in a limited manner with fewer resources until river conditions stabilize.
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