stabilize

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sta·bi·lize / ˈstābəˌlīz/ • v. make or become stable: [intr.] his condition appears to have stabilized | [tr.] an emergency program designed to stabilize the economy. ∎  [tr.] cause (an object or structure) to be unlikely to overturn: the craft was stabilized by throwing out the remaining ballast.DERIVATIVES: sta·bi·li·za·tion / ˌstābəliˈzāshən/ n.

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