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Adjective: stabilized  'stey-bu`lIzd
  1. Made stable or firm
    - stabilised [Brit]
Verb: stabilize  'stey-bu`lIz
  1. Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
    "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
    - stabilise [Brit]
     
  2. Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    "stabilize your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
    - brace, steady, stabilise [Brit]
     
  3. Become stable or more stable
    "The economy stabilized"
    - stabilise [Brit]

See also: stabilization, stabilizer, stable

Type of: alter, beef up, change, fortify, modify, strengthen

Antonym: destabilize

Encyclopedia: Stabilize