stabilize — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To make stable.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.

2. To become stable.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

Verb

1. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium

   Synonyms

   stabilise

   Antonyms

   destabilize

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   The drug stabilized her blood pressure

   stabilize prices

2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

   Synonyms

   bracesteadystabilise

   Broader terms

   strengthenbeef upfortify

   Examples

   brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

3. become stable or more stable

   Synonyms

   stabilise

   Antonyms

   destabilizedestabilise

   Broader terms

   change

   Examples

   The economy stabilized