stabilise

Verb

Meaning

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium

become stable or more stable

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

steady brace stabilize support even set rest hold annex prop stable balance secure firm compact
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Antonyms

change develop improve combat challenge dispute
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Hypernyms

change alter modify strengthen fortify beef up

Hyponyms

guy peg root settle steady calm

Examples

There is no reason at all why there aren't enough people to guard New Orleans and to help stabilise Baghdad. Christopher Hitchens

That deterioration, if you like, has to be addressed in the context of the Government being prepared to look at further programmes to see what way we can ensure that going into next year, as challenging as it may be, to see in what way we can seek to help stabilise the finances further. Brian Cowen

Methods by which engineers stabilise their mechanisms suggest analogous possibilities for stabilising economic systems. Arnold Tustin

brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel Source: Internet

The drug stabilized her blood pressure Source: Internet

stabilize prices Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stabilisable stabilisation stabilisation resistance stabilised stabiliser stabiliser bar