stabilize

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To make stable. / (intransitive) To become stable.

Japanese Meaning

安定させる / 安定する

The engineers used dampers to stabilize the bridge during the storm.

技術者たちは嵐の間にダンパーを使って橋を安定させた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make stable.

Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To become stable.

The country will stabilize after the next election ends.

stabilizes

（ present singular third-person ）

stabilizing

（ participle present ）

stabilized

（ participle past ）

stabilized

（ past ）