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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The three staunch supporters of Kyiv stopped purchases of power from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but have relied on the Russian grid to control frequencies and stabilize networks to avoid outages.
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Reuters, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
His name was not immediately released The woman and boy were initially in critical condition but had stabilized by Sunday morning, according to Councilman Justin Brannan.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The stock rose as much as 11% in pre-market trading, stabilizing around a 4% rise after the earnings call at the market open.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Atmos has three main goals during the test flight: collect information from Phoenix and its subsystems in orbit, gather data from the onboard customer payloads, and deploy and stabilize the capsule's IAD during reentry.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
His name was not immediately released The woman and boy were initially in critical condition but had stabilized by Sunday morning, according to Councilman Justin Brannan.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The stock rose as much as 11% in pre-market trading, stabilizing around a 4% rise after the earnings call at the market open.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Atmos has three main goals during the test flight: collect information from Phoenix and its subsystems in orbit, gather data from the onboard customer payloads, and deploy and stabilize the capsule's IAD during reentry.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Stabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stabilize. Accessed 16 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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