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stabilize definition

sta·bi·lize (stā′bə līz′)

transitive verb stabilized -·lized′, stabilizing -·liz′·ing

  1. to make stable, or firm
  2. to keep from changing or fluctuating, as in price
  3. to give stability to (an airplane, ship, etc.) with a stabilizer

Etymology: Fr stabiliser < L stabilis: see stable & -ize

intransitive verb

to become stabilized

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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