Meaning & use
stabilise
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To make something steady, secure, or resistant to change.
See it in a sentence
Doctors worked quickly to stabilise the patient after the accident.
The central bank raised interest rates to stabilise the currency.
A note on using this word
Stabilise is the standard British spelling; American English uses 'stabilize' with a z.
Words with a similar meaning
steadysecure
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Words with an opposite meaning
destabilise
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