English verb: stabilise | |||
1. | stabilise (contact) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | ||
Samples | Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel. | ||
Synonyms | brace, stabilize, steady | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beef up, fortify, strengthen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ballast, guy | ||
2. | stabilise (change) become stable or more stable | ||
Samples | The economy stabilized. | ||
Synonyms | stabilize | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | becalm, calm, root, settle, settle down, steady, steady down, take root | ||
Antonyms | destabilise, destabilize | ||
3. | stabilise (change) make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | ||
Samples | The drug stabilized her blood pressure. Stabilize prices. | ||
Synonyms | stabilize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | peg | ||
Antonyms | destabilise, destabilize | ||