stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
ˈstā-bə-ˌlīz 
stabilized; stabilizing
1
: to make stable, steadfast, or firm
2
: to hold steady: such as
a
: to maintain the stability of (something, such as an airplane) by means of a stabilizer
b
: to limit fluctuations of
stabilize prices
c
: to establish a minimum price for
: to become stable, firm, or steadfast
Examples of stabilize in a Sentence
The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.
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.
We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
a process that stabilizes the vaccine
drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat
The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
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This agency, responsible for stabilizing fragile states, supporting democratic movements and delivering humanitarian aid has been quietly making the world safer and improving global health for decades.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Medics of the 79th Air Assault Brigade this month treating and stabilizing a Ukrainian soldier who was wounded by a Russian drone in eastern Ukraine.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The researchers also found that the berries, which have antimicrobial and antiparasitic properties, may help stabilize blood sugar and lower blood lipids.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
But while price changes have largely stabilized, wages haven’t caught up, said David Altig, executive vice president and chief policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, whose purview includes Florida.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Medics of the 79th Air Assault Brigade this month treating and stabilizing a Ukrainian soldier who was wounded by a Russian drone in eastern Ukraine.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The researchers also found that the berries, which have antimicrobial and antiparasitic properties, may help stabilize blood sugar and lower blood lipids.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
But while price changes have largely stabilized, wages haven’t caught up, said David Altig, executive vice president and chief policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, whose purview includes Florida.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Stabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stabilize. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
ˈstā-bə-ˌlīz
stabilized; stabilizing
1
: to make or become stable, fixed, or firm
2
: to hold steady (as by means of a stabilizer)
Medical Definition
stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
variants
also British stabilise
stabilized also British stabilised; stabilizing also British stabilising
: to make stable
stabilize a patient's condition
: to become stable
when pulse and blood pressure respond and stabilize—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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