stabilize C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /sʈɛb(ɪ)ˈlaɪz/ UK /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #15331 Meanings 1 verb To make something steady and stop it from changing or moving, or to become steady. The medication helped stabilize her blood pressure. 2 verb To become firm or fixed in position so it no longer wobbles. Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something steady... steady Word family Forms stabilizedstabilizesstabilizing Derived forms destabilizegyrostabilizehyperstabilizemesostabilizingnonstabilizedoverstabilizephotostabilizephytostabilizeprestabilizerestabilizestabilizabilitystabilizable Related forms stabilizationstabilizer Etymology AI details From stable + -ize. Topics Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stabilize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /sʈɛb(ɪ)ˈlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 15331 ## Meanings 1. To make something steady and stop it from changing or moving, or to become steady. 2. To become firm or fixed in position so it no longer wobbles. ## Examples - The medication helped stabilize her blood pressure. - Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg. ## Derived Forms - destabilize - gyrostabilize - hyperstabilize - mesostabilizing - nonstabilized - overstabilize - photostabilize - phytostabilize - prestabilize - restabilize - stabilizability - stabilizable ## Related Forms - stabilization - stabilizer ## Etymology From stable + -ize. ## AI Etymology Stabilize is formed from stable + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to make something steady and stop it from changing or moving, or to become steady and to become firm or fixed in position so it no longer wobbles. The wider family includes derived forms such as destabilize, gyrostabilize, hyperstabilize, mesostabilizing, and nonstabilized; related words such as stabilization and stabilizer. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown