English Explanatory Dictionary

stabilize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make stable.
  2. To become stable.

Pronunciation

stāʹ-bə-līz' /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stabilize.wav /sʈɛb(ɪ)ˈlaɪz/ /ˈsʈeb(ɪ)laɪz/ /ˈst̪abɪlaɪz/ /ˈst̪æbɪlaɪz/

Word forms

stabilize stabilizes stabilizing stabilized stabilise

Etymology

From stable + -ize.

Related words

stabilizer stabilization

Derived words

destabilize gyrostabilize hyperstabilize mesostabilizing nonstabilized overstabilize photostabilize phytostabilize prestabilize restabilize stabilizability stabilizable superstabilizing thermostabilize thermostabilized thermostabilizing unstabilized
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