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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Paxton argued that the federal rule — which states that hospitals must terminate pregnancies when doing so is necessary to stabilize emergency patients — would force hospitals to provide abortions in cases when Texas law would not permit them.
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Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Pulling units from the front line to stabilize the Kursk region would also be time consuming.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Aug. 2024
The man was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was stabilized but later died, according to Hernandez.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Queen, for example, benefited from shifting to the weak side when the Ravens brought back veteran Josh Bynes to stabilize the middle of their defense in 2021.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
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Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Pulling units from the front line to stabilize the Kursk region would also be time consuming.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Aug. 2024
The man was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was stabilized but later died, according to Hernandez.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Queen, for example, benefited from shifting to the weak side when the Ravens brought back veteran Josh Bynes to stabilize the middle of their defense in 2021.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
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 20 Aug. 2024.
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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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