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stabilize (v.)
1861, originally of ships; probably a back-formation from stability, or else from French stabiliser. Related: Stabilized; stabilizing. Earlier verbs in the same sense were stabilitate (1640s) and simple stable (v.) "make steady or firm, make stable" (c. 1300), from Old French establir.
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Definitions of stabilize
Dictionary entries near stabilize
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stab
Stabat Mater
stability
stabilization
stabilize
stabilizer
stable
stable-boy
staccato
stack