stabilize
verb
Simple meaning
Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsteɪbəlaɪz
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Definition
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verb
Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
“The drug stabilized her blood pressure.”
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Become stable or more stable
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
Used this way, stabilize is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The drug stabilized her blood pressure.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The act of stabilizing something or making it more stable.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks.
The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged.
A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane.
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