stabilize meaning

UK /ˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ US /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/ 3 syllables

stabilize (verb): make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium.

Spelling: stabilise (British) · stabilize (American)

stabilize has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

stabilize as a verb

  1. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
    • The drug stabilized her blood pressure
    • stabilize prices

    Synonyms: stabilise

    Opposite: destabilize

    Type of: change

    Kinds: peg

    Related forms: stabilization, stabilizer

  2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    • brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

    Synonyms: brace, steady, stabilise

    Type of: strengthen

    Kinds: ballast, guy

    Related forms: stabilization

  3. become stable or more stable
    • The economy stabilized

    Synonyms: stabilise

    Opposite: destabilize, destabilise

    Type of: change

    Kinds: settle, steady

How to pronounce stabilize

stabilize is pronounced /ˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ in British English and /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in ZE · 9-letter words

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