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stabilizing

stabilizing

1 3.7
Making something steady and less likely to change suddenly
  • adjective
  • /ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : estabilizante
  • You know, it's like somebody tweeted a couple of days ago and I found this quite stabilizing to hear it stated so nakedly.

Meanwhile, the American economy is being drained from every stabilizing force in it.

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Examples

  • I think that she might have been a somewhat stabilizing influence over him.

  • I think it's stabilizing, though, not getting any worse.

  • In fact, technology is stabilizing and it is possible to have a long future.

  • Meanwhile, the American economy is being drained from every stabilizing force in it.

  • Well, salt water actually has a mild effect as a glucose disposal agent, but it has a stabilizing effect on blood volume.

  • The government implemented a stabilizing policy to support the struggling economy.

  • Using a water level controller has a stabilizing effect on the temperature in the aquarium.

  • During the storm, the stabilizing measures taken by the crew kept the ship upright.

Synonyms

to stabilize
vsstabilizing
  • US
75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

causes something to become stable and less likely to change suddenly
to steady
vsstabilizing
41 3.4

To make yourself or something stop moving

causes something to be less likely to change suddenly
to equilibrate
vsstabilizing
1 8.6

To become or make something balanced

aims to make something less likely to change suddenly instead of balancing
steadying
vsstabilizing
1 3.8

Makes a person or thing calmer and more stable

causes stability by preventing sudden changes rather than calming
to equilibrize
vsstabilizing
9.9

To make something balanced, for example temperature or teams

focuses on reducing sudden change rather than formal balance

Antonyms

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

How Stabilizing

to secure
347 3.3
stabilizing
  • US
1 3.7
steadying
1 3.8
to firm
16 4.0

Surface Forms

stabilizing positive

Morphology

stabilizing = stabilize (transparent) = stable + ize + ing

The present-participle/adjectival '-ing' form from the verb 'stabilize' is a regular and transparent derivation.

Etymology

Stabilizing comes from the Latin root stabil- meaning 'standing firm', the same root you see in the word stable. So something stabilizing helps things 'stand firm' and become less likely to change suddenly.