stabilise

Other forms: stabilised; stabilising

Definitions of stabilise

1. verb

   support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
   synonyms: brace, stabilize, steady

   types:

   ballast

   make steady with a ballast

   guy

   steady or support with a guy wire or cable

   type of:

   beef up, fortify, strengthen

   make strong or stronger
2. verb

   make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
   synonyms: stabilize

   antonyms:

   destabilise

   make unstable

   types:

   peg

   stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
3. verb

   become stable or more stable
   synonyms: stabilize

   types:

   root, settle, settle down, steady down, take root

   become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

   becalm, calm, steady

   make still or steady

   plateau

   reach a stage where no further progress is made

   roost

   settle down or stay, as if on a roost

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature