English

Alternative forms

• stabilise (UK)

Verb

stabilize ‎(third-person singular simple present stabilizes, present participle stabilizing, simple past and past participle stabilized)

1. (transitive) To make stable.

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

2. (intransitive) To become stable.

   The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

Related terms

• stabilizer
• stabilization

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