HyperDic: stabilise

English > 3 senses of the word stabilise:
VERBcontactstabilise, brace, steady, stabilizesupport or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace
changestabilise, stabilizebecome stable or more stable
changestabilise, stabilizemake stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
English > stabilise: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningsupport or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsbrace, steady, stabilize
Narrowerballastmake steady with a ballast
guysteady or support with a guy wire or cable
Broaderstrengthen, beef up, fortifymake strong or stronger
Spanishafianzar, estabilizar
Catalanafermar, estabilitzar
English > stabilise: 3 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningBecome stable or more stable.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymstabilize
Narrowersettle, root, take root, steady down, settle downBecome settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
steady, calm, becalmmake steady
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Oppositedestabilize, destabiliseBecome unstable / unstable
Spanishestabilizarse, estabilizar
Catalanestabilitzar-se, estabilitzar
Nounsstabilisationthe act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
English > stabilise: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningmake stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymstabilize
Narrowerpegstabilize (the price / price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Oppositedestabilize, destabilisemake unstable / unstable
Spanishestabilizarse, estabilizar
Catalanestabilitzar-se, estabilitzar
Nounsstabilisationthe act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
stabilisera device for making something stable

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