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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With electricity demand rising across the PJM region, especially from data centers, every new power project built within a county helps reduce pressure on the grid and stabilize prices.
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Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
That helps stabilize power flow, which becomes more important as older fossil fuel plants shut down and leave behind fewer tools for grid balancing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
India has in the past defended its oil purchases from Russia, with Hardeep Singh Puri, the country’s energy minister, saying in an interview last month to CNBC that New Delhi helped stabilize global energy prices and was encouraged by the U.S. to do so.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
While routines can be stabilizing, reliance on them can become rigid.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
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Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
That helps stabilize power flow, which becomes more important as older fossil fuel plants shut down and leave behind fewer tools for grid balancing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
India has in the past defended its oil purchases from Russia, with Hardeep Singh Puri, the country’s energy minister, saying in an interview last month to CNBC that New Delhi helped stabilize global energy prices and was encouraged by the U.S. to do so.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
While routines can be stabilizing, reliance on them can become rigid.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Stabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stabilize. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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