Stabilize

Verb

 * 1)  To make stable.
 * Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.
 * 1)  To become stable.
 * The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

Related terms

 * stabilizer
 * stabilization

Thesaurus
appease, assimilate to, balance, ballast, calm, calm down, compose, cool, counterbalance, counterpoise, cradle, damp, dulcify, ease, equalize, equilibrize, equipoise, even, even out, firm, firm up, fix, flatten, freeze, gentle, harmonize, hold, homogenize, hush, immobilize, keep, level, lull, make uniform, mollify, nail down, normalize, pacify, pin down, poise, pour balm into, prop, quell, quiet, regularize, regulate, rest, retain, rock, rock to sleep, secure, set, settle, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soothe, stabilitate, standardize, steady, stereotype, stick, still, subdue, support, sustain, symmetrize, tranquilize, transfix, uniformize

Alternative forms

 * stabilise (UK)

Translations

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 * French:
 * German: sich stabilisieren
 * Portuguese: estabilizar-se


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