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English 2 senses of the word *destabilize*:
VERB	change	destabilize, destabilise	become unstable / unstable
VERB	change	destabilize, destabilise	make unstable / unstable

destabilize pronunciation
Sounds	dihstey'bahlay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

Englishdestabilize: 2 senses verb 1, change
Meaning	Become unstable / unstable.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The economy destabilized rapidly"
Synonym	destabilise
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Opposite	stabilize, stabilise	Become stable or more stable
Spanish	desestabilizar
Catalan	desestabilitzar-se, desestabilitzar
Nouns	destabilization	the action of destabilizing

Englishdestabilize: 2 senses verb 2, change
Meaning	make unstable / unstable.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Terrorism destabilized the government"
Synonym	destabilise
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	stabilize, stabilise	make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
Spanish	desestabilizarse, desestabilizar
Catalan	desestabilitzar-se, desestabilitzar
Nouns	destabilization	the action of destabilizing
Nouns	destabilization	an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)

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