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stabilize

verb/ɨʃtɐβiliˈzaɾ/medium

es·ta·bi·li·zar

Definition

To make or become stable, steady, or constant; to stop fluctuating or changing.
The central bank intervened to stabilize the currency.
The patient's condition is beginning to stabilize.
Common collocations
stabilize the economystabilize pricesstabilize emotionallystabilize the ship

Etymology

Do latim 'stabilis' (estável) + sufixo verbal '-izar'.

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