stabilize verb

(UK usually stabilise) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word

/ˈsteɪ.bɪ.laɪz/ v

Definition

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[I] If something stabilizes, it becomes fixed or stops changing

He suffered a second heart attack two days ago but his condition has now stabilized.

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[T] If you stabilize something, you cause it to become fixed or to stop changing

In China, the policy of one child per family was introduced to stabilize the country's population at 1.6 billion.

UK usually stabilisation /ˌsteɪ.bɪ.la ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ n [U]

(Definition of stabilize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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