to stabilize

Examples

• All

• Keep that core tight to help stabilize your spine.

• I need to stabilize his blood sugar.

  Freaky Farley (2007)

• We are looking to stabilize the global politics.

• Right now, our chief concern is to stabilize Annette, then, in surgery, remove this.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Strong business lobbies emerged in the United States and Europe that worked to stabilize relations with Beijing.

  Academic text (2013)

• Because Mrs. Rodgers's blood pressure would not stabilize, she was kept in the ICU overnight.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The engineer worked hard to stabilize the bridge after the earthquake.

• Doctors used medication to help stabilize the patient's heart rate.

• The government implemented new measures to stabilize the economy during the crisis.

Synonyms

B

to balance

vsto stabilize

285 2.0

To keep something steady so it does not fall

focuses on stopping change or falling rather than just staying level

B

to brace

vsto stabilize

150 4.4

To make something stronger or prepare yourself for something difficult

is about making things stop changing rather than preparing for difficulty

S

to steady

vsto stabilize

41 3.4

To make yourself or something stop moving

focuses on preventing further movement or falling

H

to hold steady

vsto stabilize

17 2.9

Keep something or someone in place and still

allows stability without requiring complete immobility

F

to fixate

vsto stabilize

2 6.8

To fasten something so it does not move

is about fastening firmly, not only stopping change

E

to equilibrate

vsto stabilize

1 8.6

To become or make something balanced

focuses more on stopping movement or falling than creating internal evenness

E

to equilibrize

vsto stabilize

9.9

To make something balanced, for example temperature or teams

is focused on preventing movement or falling rather than making parts even

S

to steady the ship

vsto stabilize

6.1

To make a situation calm and stable during a difficult time

is used for restoring order in difficulty rather than fixing physical movement

Antonyms

D

to destabilize

77 6.7

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

How Stable

to anchor

51 3.4

to secure

347 3.3

to stabilize

• US

197 3.7

to steady

41 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology