stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
ˈstā-bə-ˌlīz 
stabilized; stabilizing
1
: to make stable, steadfast, or firm
2
: to hold steady: such as
a
: to maintain the stability of (something, such as an airplane) by means of a stabilizer
b
: to limit fluctuations of
stabilize prices
c
: to establish a minimum price for
: to become stable, firm, or steadfast
Examples of stabilize in a Sentence
The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.
The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.
Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.
We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
a process that stabilizes the vaccine
drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat
The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
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Permafrost is a perennially frozen ice-rock mix, with the ice acting as sort of glue stabilizing steep cliffs and debris.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Goldschmidt, 37 and coming off the worst year of his career, has been a bargain for the Yankees, hitting .347 with five home runs and 27 RBI while stabilizing first base.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank largely funded by unions, says the impact would be less than 1% of unemployment compensation expenditures, and offering jobless benefits would stabilize a local economy hit by a strike.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Renewables are appropriate in some cases and uses — solar energy in Arizona, wind in Oklahoma, batteries for stabilizing the electric grid in Texas, etc.
—Seth Grae, National Review, 27 May 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Goldschmidt, 37 and coming off the worst year of his career, has been a bargain for the Yankees, hitting .347 with five home runs and 27 RBI while stabilizing first base.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank largely funded by unions, says the impact would be less than 1% of unemployment compensation expenditures, and offering jobless benefits would stabilize a local economy hit by a strike.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Renewables are appropriate in some cases and uses — solar energy in Arizona, wind in Oklahoma, batteries for stabilizing the electric grid in Texas, etc.
—Seth Grae, National Review, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stabilize
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“Stabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stabilize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
ˈstā-bə-ˌlīz
stabilized; stabilizing
1
: to make or become stable, fixed, or firm
2
: to hold steady (as by means of a stabilizer)
Medical Definition
stabilize
verb
sta·bi·lize
variants
also British stabilise
stabilized also British stabilised; stabilizing also British stabilising
: to make stable
stabilize a patient's condition
: to become stable
when pulse and blood pressure respond and stabilize—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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