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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The sale of Pinnacle’s portfolio — more than 5,000 apartments, the vast majority of them rent stabilized — has become something of an early test for the new mayor’s ambitions around tenant protections and landlord accountability.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this is because something going on behind the scenes can now stabilize your finances in some way.
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Nashville held off on a coaching change earlier this season when people wondered about Andrew Brunette’s future, but GM Barry Trotz stood by him through the worst of it, and the Preds’ season has stabilized.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this is because something going on behind the scenes can now stabilize your finances in some way.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Nashville held off on a coaching change earlier this season when people wondered about Andrew Brunette’s future, but GM Barry Trotz stood by him through the worst of it, and the Preds’ season has stabilized.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, Kane's simulations show that Mars' gravity also stabilizes Earth's tilt.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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 17 Jan. 2026.
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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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