stabilize

/'steibilalz/ Cách viết khác : (stabilise) /'steibilalz/
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stabilize

The nurse administers medication to stabilize the patient's vital signs.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To make something stable, firm, or steady; to prevent something from changing, moving, or declining.
    • To maintain or establish something in a balanced or constant state.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To become stable, steady, or unchanging; to stop fluctuating.
Usage and Examples

  • Transitive Verb (to make something stable):

    • The government acted to stabilize the currency.
    • Doctors used medication to stabilize the patient's heart rate.
    • The crew added ballast to stabilize the ship in the rough seas.

  • Intransitive Verb (to become stable):

    • After the initial shock, the situation began to stabilize.
    • Her condition has stabilized and is no longer critical.
    • The price of oil finally stabilized after weeks of volatility.
Advanced Usage

  • "to stabilize oneself": To gain physical or emotional balance.

    • He grabbed the railing to stabilize himself after tripping.

  • In technical contexts (e.g., engineering, aviation, chemistry): To make a system, structure, or compound resistant to change or disturbance.

    • The new software update is designed to stabilize the operating system.
Variants and Related Words

  • Stabilization (noun): The process of making or becoming stable.

    • The stabilization of the economy was the minister's primary goal.

  • Stabilizer (noun): A device or substance used to maintain stability.

    • The plane's tail fin acts as a stabilizer.

  • Stable (adjective): Not likely to change or move; firmly fixed.

    • The patient is now in a stable condition.
Synonyms
  • Steady: To make or become steady, regular, or less changeable.
  • Balance: To bring into or keep in equilibrium.
  • Secure: To fix or attach firmly so as not to give way or move.
Antonyms
  • Destabilize: To make something unstable.
  • Fluctuate: To change irregularly; to rise and fall.
  • Upset: To disturb the balance or stability of.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Stabilize" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed alone or with a direct object.) - "Stabilize at": To reach and remain at a certain level. - Inflation has stabilized at around 2%.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "stabilize.")

stabilize

The nurse administers medication to stabilize the patient's vital signs.

Verb
  1. become stable or more stable
    • The economy stabilized
  2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    • brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
  3. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
    • The drug stabilized her blood pressure
    • stabilize prices

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