stabilize
verb
sta路bi路lize
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stabilized;
stabilizing
Definition of stabilize
1
: to make stable, steadfast, or firm
2
: to hold steady: such as
a
: to maintain the stability of (something, such as an airplane) by means of a stabilizer
b
: to limit fluctuations of
stabilize prices
c
: to establish a minimum price for
: to become stable, firm, or steadfast
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Other Words from stabilize
stabilization
\ 藢st膩-b蓹-l蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n
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noun
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noun
Examples of stabilize in a Sentence
The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.
The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.
Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.
We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
a process that stabilizes the vaccine
drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat
The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Two women, 64 and 76, suffered leg injuries and were stabilized at Stroger and St. Francis hospitals, respectively. — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, "81-year-old woman killed, 4 others injured after SUV slams into pizzeria on Northwest Side," 31 Aug. 2019 The New England Commission of Higher Education in June gave the college five months to shore up its finances and stabilize its leadership. — Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, "After public release of UMass e-mails, Hampshire president reiterates commitment to keeping school independent," 30 Aug. 2019 Gradual changes like these would stabilize the debt at reasonable levels and help the economy grow in the long term, reducing burdens on members of future generations, many of whom will not be better off than their parents. — William G. Gale For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Don't be fooled by low interest rates. America's ballooning deficits are more than our economy can handle," 28 Aug. 2019 Knight later arrived at a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, not by ambulance, and was stabilized by medical personnel. — Richard Bammer, The Mercury News, "Defendant denies two murders, three attempted murders in early 2017 in Vallejo," 28 Aug. 2019 For instance, emergency room visits for nonfatal opioid overdoses have nearly doubled from 1,078 in 2015 to 2,037 in 2017 before stabilizing in 2018. — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, "Five ways Minnesota is fighting the opioid addiction epidemic," 25 Aug. 2019 Various forms of barium are used as a stabilizing additive to fracking fluids, and companies including the oil field services firm Halliburton testified that using alternative products would decrease drilling productivity. — Lydia Depillis, ProPublica, "Bibles but Not Textbooks: Trump鈥檚 Tariff Exemptions Pick Winners and Losers," 22 Aug. 2019 The past five years, the city has focused on stabilizing its foundation, which in return has driven an uptick in private investments focused on housing and innovation. — courant.com, "Hartford鈥檚 future: 2020 visions of the city in 2025, in 2030," 22 Aug. 2019 In the fourth stage, birth rates fall and the population stabilizes. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "We鈥檝e worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we鈥檝e always been wrong.," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stabilize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for stabilize
stabilize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of stabilize
: to stop quickly changing, increasing, getting worse, etc.
: to make (something) less easily moved
technical
: to give (something) a chemical structure or to put (something) into a physical state that does not change easily
See the full definition for stabilize in the English Language Learners Dictionary
stabilize
verb
sta路bi路lize
| \ 藞st膩-b蓹-藢l墨z
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stabilized;
stabilizing
Kids Definition of stabilize
: to make or become unlikely to change suddenly or greatly
stabilize
verb
sta路bi路lize
variants:
also British stabilise \ 藞st膩-b蓹-藢l墨z
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stabilized
also British stabilised;
stabilizing
also British stabilising
Medical Definition of stabilize
: to make stable
stabilize a patient's condition
: to become stable
when pulse and blood pressure respond and stabilize — Journal of the American Medical Association
Other Words from stabilize
stabilization
also British stabilisation \ 藢st膩-b蓹-l蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n
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noun
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noun
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