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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Expanding the sector could help stabilize the youth unemployment rate, which has risen to concerning levels in recent years.
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Instead, physical forces stabilize the final structure.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump's top diplomat said America was safer and more secure as a result and that the administration would work with interim authorities to stabilize the South American country.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead, physical forces stabilize the final structure.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
But romantic affairs deepen and stabilize between May 18 and June 13 when Venus enters Cancer and your seventh house of partnerships, followed by a powerful Venus–Jupiter conjunction in this Water sign on June 9.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 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 2 Feb. 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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