sta·bi·lize also Brit sta·bi·lise 
/ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/ verb
sta·bi·liz·es; sta·bi·lized; sta·bi·liz·ing /ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/ verb 1 : to become stable or to make (something) stable: such as a : to stop quickly changing, increasing, getting worse, etc. [no obj] ▪ The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million. ▪ Prices have stabilized. [+ obj] ▪ 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. — opposite destabilize
b [+ obj] : to make (something) less easily moved
▪ We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
c [+ obj] technical : to give (something) a chemical structure or to put (something) into a physical state that does not change easily
▪ a process that stabilizes the vaccine 2 [+ obj] : to make (something) steady
▪ drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat ▪ The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
b [+ obj] : to make (something) less easily moved
▪ We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
c [+ obj] technical : to give (something) a chemical structure or to put (something) into a physical state that does not change easily
▪ a process that stabilizes the vaccine
▪ drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat ▪ The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
— sta·bi·li·za·tion also Brit sta·bi·li·sa·tion /ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsteɪbəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
▪ political/economic stabilization
/ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsteɪbəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] ▪ political/economic stabilization
