'stabilize' definitions:
Definition of 'stabilize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" [syn: stabilize, stabilise] [ant: destabilise, destabilize]
verb
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]
verb
Become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" [syn: stabilize, stabilise] [ant: destabilise, destabilize]
Synonyms of 'stabilize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appease,
- assimilate to,
- balance,
- ballast,
- calm,
- calm down,
- compose,
- cool,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- cradle,
- damp,
- dulcify,
- ease,
- equalize,
- equilibrize,
- equipoise,
- even,
- even out,
- firm,
- firm up,
- fix,
- flatten,
- freeze,
- gentle,
- harmonize,
- hold,
- homogenize,
- hush,
- immobilize,
- keep,
- level,
- lull,
- make uniform,
- mollify,
- nail down,
- normalize,
- pacify,
- pin down,
- poise,
- pour balm into,
- prop,
- quell,
- quiet,
- regularize,
- regulate,
- rest,
- retain,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- secure,
- set,
- settle,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- soothe,
- stabilitate,
- standardize,
- steady,
- stereotype,
- stick,
- still,
- subdue,
- support,
- sustain,
- symmetrize,
- tranquilize,
- transfix,
- uniformize