stabilising

Describes something that makes or becomes stable, steady, or unlikely to change.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie ce qui rend stable, équilibre ou réduit les changements, ou ce qui devient stable et résistant aux variations.

1. Causing stability B2 formal

   Tending to make something steady, balanced, or less likely to change.

   • The stabilising effect of the new policy helped the economy recover.
   • A stabilising force in the region prevented further conflict.
   • The medication has a stabilising influence on the patient's mood.

   🇫🇷stabilisant

   Synonymes: calmingfixingsettlingsteadyingsupporting

   Antonymes: disruptive

• more stabilising comparative form
• most stabilising superlative form

A verb meaning to make or become stable, steady, or unlikely to change.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant rendre stable ou devenir stable, c'est-à-dire ferme, constant, ou peu susceptible de changer.

1. Make steady or stable B2 formal british

   To support or hold something steady, preventing it from moving or changing.

   • The engineers used steel beams to stabilise the building.
   • She stabilised the patient's condition with medication.
   • The government took measures to stabilise the economy.

   🇫🇷stabiliser

   Synonymes: anchorbalancebracefirm upfixsecuresteadysupport

   Antonymes: destabiliseshakeunsettleupset

2. Become stable B2 formal british

   To become steady, firm, or less likely to change.

   • The patient's health began to stabilise after the surgery.
   • The political situation in the region is starting to stabilise.
   • After a turbulent period, the market finally stabilised.

   🇫🇷Devenir stable

   Synonymes: equilibratelevel offsettlesteady

   Antonymes: destabilizefluctuateoscillateunsettlewaver

3. Keep from fluctuating B2 formal british

   To maintain a constant level or state, preventing variation or fluctuation.

   • The central bank aims to stabilise the currency exchange rate.
   • The thermostat helps stabilise the temperature in the room.
   • They introduced new policies to stabilise prices.

   🇫🇷stabiliser

   Synonymes: anchorbalancefixmaintainsteady

   Antonymes: fluctuatevarywaver

• stabilised past participle
• stabilised past simple
• stabilising present participle
• stabilises third person singular