stabilize
verb/ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/
Frequency rank: #8,059 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to make or become steady and unlikely to change or worsen.
Example sentence
The doctors worked quickly to stabilize the patient's condition after the accident.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 8,001–8,100
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