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stabilize

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stabilize verb
also British stabilise /ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/
stabilizes; stabilized; stabilizing
stabilize
verb
also British stabilise /ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/
stabilizes; stabilized; stabilizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of STABILIZE
: to become stable or to make (something) stable: such as
: to stop quickly changing, increasing, getting worse, etc.
[no object]
[+ object]
opposite destabilize
[+ object] : to make (something) less easily moved
[+ object] technical : to give (something) a chemical structure or to put (something) into a physical state that does not change easily
[+ object] : to make (something) steady

— stabilization

also British stabilisation /ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌsteɪbəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]