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stabilize

/ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
sta-bil-ize
IPA
/ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make stable.

Transitive verb

verb

To become stable.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English stabilize From stable + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/
  • British English: /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stabilizes (present, singular) stabilizing (participle, present) stabilized (participle, past) stabilized (past) stabilise (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

destabilize gyrostabilize hyperstabilize mesostabilizing nonstabilized overstabilize photostabilize phytostabilize prestabilize restabilize stabilizability stabilizable

Frequently Paired Words

stabilizer stabilization

Synonyms

stabilise brace steady

Rhymes With

destabilize

Questions

How do you pronounce stabilize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/.
What does stabilize mean?
To make stable.
Where does stabilize come from?
Etymology tree English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English stabilize From stable + -ize.

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