stabilize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
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to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity.
The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.
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Aeronautics. to put or keep (an aircraft) in stable equilibrium, as by some special device.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to make or become stable or more stable
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to keep or be kept stable
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to put or keep (an aircraft, vessel, etc) in equilibrium by one or more special devices, or (of an aircraft, vessel, etc) to become stable
Other Word Forms
- restabilize verb (used with object)
- self-stabilized adjective
- self-stabilizing adjective
- stabilization noun
- unstabilized adjective
- unstabilizing adjective
Etymology
Origin of stabilize
Example Sentences
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For one, the company said in the letter that it expects revenue growth will “step down sequentially” in the second and third quarters, before “stabilizing” in the fourth quarter.
From MarketWatch
Dell raised prices on traditional servers in December, a move that helped stabilize margins.
From MarketWatch
The stock is attempting to stabilize after a punishing four-week slide that saw shares tumble roughly 30% from peak to trough.
From Barron's
Reserve currency status refers to a currency that is held in large quantities around the world and used to conduct international trade, settle transactions and stabilize the economies of other countries.
From MarketWatch
How should the U.S. cooperate with Venezuela on efforts to stabilize the country?
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