HyperDic: destabilize

English > 2 senses of the word destabilize:
VERBchangedestabilize, destabilisebecome unstable / unstable
changedestabilize, destabilisemake unstable / unstable
destabilize > pronunciation
Soundsdihstey'bahlay.z
Rhymesactualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...
English > destabilize: 2 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome unstable / unstable.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Example"The economy destabilized rapidly"
Synonymdestabilise
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Oppositestabilize, stabiliseBecome stable or more stable
Spanishdesestabilizar
Catalandesestabilitzar-se, desestabilitzar
Nounsdestabilizationthe action of destabilizing
English > destabilize: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningmake unstable / unstable.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example"Terrorism destabilized the government"
Synonymdestabilise
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Oppositestabilize, stabilisemake stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
Spanishdesestabilizarse, desestabilizar
Catalandesestabilitzar-se, desestabilitzar
Nounsdestabilizationthe action of destabilizing
destabilizationan event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)

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