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stabilize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈstæɪ.bəˌlɑez/ (Australia)
• /ˈst̪abɪlaɪz/ (Philippines)
• (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
• [ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
• audio Colorado
• [ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z] (Australia)
• /ˈst̪æbɪlaɪz/ (Philippines)
• stāʹ-bə-līz' (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English stabilize From stable + -ize.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

mesostabilizing · hyperstabilize · superstabilizing · unstabilized · photostabilize · thermostabilize · destabilize · stabilizable · nonstabilized · overstabilize · thermostabilized · thermostabilizing · stabilizability · restabilize · phytostabilize · gyrostabilize · prestabilize

Relateds

stabilization · stabilizer

Translations (43)

sw imarisha (to become stable) · ms menstabilkan (to make stable) · sw imarisha (to make stable) · de sich stabilisieren (to become stable) · mi whakamatua (to make stable) · fr stabiliser (to make stable) · uk стабілізува́ти (to make stable) · pt estabilizar-se (to become stable) · tr stabilleşmek (to become stable) · ca estabilitzar-se (to become stable) · hu stabilizálódik (to become stable) · id menstabilkan (to make stable) · be стабілізава́ць (to make stable) · mi whakapūmau (to make stable) · fi vakauttaa (to make stable) · bg стабилизи́рам (to make stable) · ru стабилизи́ровать (to make stable) · fr se stabiliser (to become stable) · ga cobhsaigh (to become stable) · mi tauta (to make stable) · uk стабілізува́тися (to become stable) · ru стабилизи́роваться (to become stable) · ca estabilitzar (to make stable) · tr stabilize olmak (to become stable) · cs stabilizovat (to make stable) · tr stabilize etmek (to make stable) · es estabilizar (to make stable) · gl estabilizar (to make stable) · mi whakawhena (to make stable) · gl estabilizarse (to become stable) · eo stabiligi (to make stable) · bg стабилизи́рам се (to become stable) · es estabilizarse (to become stable) · ga cobhsaigh (to make stable) · ro stabiliza (to become stable) · ro stabiliza (to make stable) · pt estabilizar (to make stable) · de stabilisieren (to make stable) · mi whakawhena (to become stable) · hu stabilizál (to make stable) · el σταθεροποιώ (to make stable) · la stabiliō (to make stable) · pl stabilizować (to make stable)