1
[ verb ] make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium

Synonyms

stabilise

Examples

"The drug stabilized her blood pressure" "stabilize prices"

Used in print

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

This conformity represents a desperate attempt to stabilize a hopelessly unstable environment .

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House_of_Representatives of the United_States_of_America in Congress assembled , That the Secretary_of_the_Interior is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain a program of stabilization payments to small domestic producers of lead and zinc ores and concentrates in_order to stabilize the mining of lead and zinc by small domestic producers on public , Indian , and other lands as provided in_this Act .

2
[ verb ] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Examples

"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

3
[ verb ] become stable or more stable

Synonyms

stabilise

Examples

"The economy stabilized"

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