stabilize

verbattested in dialogue

Canada//ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz//
Australia//ˈstæɪ.bəˌlɑez//
Australia/[ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z]/
New Zealand/[ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z]/
//ˈst̪abɪlaɪz//

To make stable.

verb

1
To make stable.
Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.
2
To become stable.
The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

Etymology

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

Forms

past tense: stabilized
past participle: stabilized
present participle: stabilizing
third person singular: stabilizes

STAB · A 50% damage boost applied when a Pokémon uses a move with…stabbing · Sharp, intense.stability · The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus…

stabilize · To make stable.

stable · A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for…stabler · A stablekeeper.Stabler · A surname. A surname originating as an occupation for a…

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