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to restabilize

to restabilize

1 5.3
To make something steady again after it becomes unstable
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : restablecer
  • The government introduced new policies aimed to restabilize the economy after the financial crisis.

Examples

  • We've been trying to restabilize it, but it doesn't want to cooperate.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • According to Patrick Mazza at Climate Solutions, "The odds for restabilizing the climate ... would be vanishingly small without full participation by the billions of the developing world."

    Academic text (2000)
  • Third, governments and formal-sector employers have in some instances sought to restabilize labor relations by instituting union-based collective bargaining and other forms of employee consultation and representation.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In place of it (and keeping relevant, thank you), consider an alternate post-Dominion War scenario: societies trying to rebuild and restabilize, people tired of fighting, a general malaise setting in—sound familiar?

    Blog text (8)
  • After the earthquake, engineers worked quickly to restabilize the damaged buildings to prevent further collapse.

  • Our team is developing strategies to restabilize the environmental conditions in the affected areas.

Synonyms

to rebalance
vsto restabilize
5 4.1

To change something so its parts or amounts become more even

returns the whole thing to being not shaky rather than just evening parts
to reconsolidate
vsto restabilize
7.0

To make something firm and strong again after it is damaged

returns the thing to a not shaking state rather than only adding strength

Antonyms

To make something less stable, safe, or likely to succeed

How Stable

to secure
347 3.3
to solidify
55 4.4
to restabilize
  • US
1 5.3
to settle
540 2.8

Surface Forms

restabilize infinitive
restabilized past participle
restabilizing present participle
restabilizes third person singular

Morphology

restabilize = stabilize (transparent) = re + stable + ize

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to 'stabilize'.

Etymology

Restabilize combines the prefix re- meaning 'again' and stable meaning 'steady' or 'firm'. So, to restabilize something is to 'make it steady again' after a problem, damage, or disorder.