stabilize

Definition

  • verb: to become stable or to make (something) stable
  • verb: to make 'stable', steadfast, or firm
  • synonyms: fire

Examples

  • The government's efforts to 'stabilize' prices have not succeeded.

  • The pilots were able to 'stabilize' the airplane and land safely.

  • The country's population has 'stabilized' at 3.2 million.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Shut up. Okay. All right. That's good. Okay. Let's stabilize you. Okay. Let's go visit the Chinese station. Houston, in the blind, Tiangong is approximately one hundred kilometers to the west, (..)
    2013 Gravity
  • (..) You should use your full name. I like that name.... - ... Robin. - Thanks. Why do we even worry about the stabilization software? This entire autopilot system's completely obsolete. Please... I just need to know what I could've done to fix it. But... Mr. Fox, i-it's already been fixed. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises
  • (..) He didn't make it, sir. I need to address the nation. General, get on with the Joint Chiefs. We need to move our troops into the Middle East to stabilise the region. You wanna move troops in? When they find out that we almost launched a nuclear attack... ...there's gonna be chaos. (..)
    2013 White House Down