stabilize
/ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ verb C2- To make stable. · Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg.
- To become stable. · The country will stabilize after the next election ends.
He/she/it stabilizes · Past stabilized · Past participle stabilized · -ing form stabilizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- stabilize
- He/she/it
- stabilizes
- Past
- stabilized
- Past participle
- stabilized
- -ing form
- stabilizing
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These essential practices gradually stabilized the blowing dirt and allowed the severely degraded ecosystem to begin a slow process of recovery.
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