Associations to the word «Stabilize»

Wiktionary

STABILIZE, verb. (transitive) To make stable.
STABILIZE, verb. (intransitive) To become stable.

Dictionary definition

STABILIZE, verb. Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices".
STABILIZE, verb. Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel".
STABILIZE, verb. Become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.