stabilize

stabiliser

Rendre quelque chose stable, sûr ou moins sujet aux changements brusques.

En anglais simple : To make something steady, safe, or unlikely to change suddenly.

• These supports stabilize the table.
• Doctors stabilized her condition overnight.
• The government hopes to stabilize food prices.

Synonymes : steady, secure

Contraires : destabilize

Expressions courantes : stabilize the economy, stabilize prices, stabilize a patient

se stabiliser

Atteindre un état stable ou cesser de changer brusquement.

En anglais simple : To become steady or stop changing suddenly.

• Prices have finally stabilized.
• Her condition stabilized after the operation.
• Will the temperature stabilize by morning?

Comment l'utiliser : stabilize at something (The temperature stabilized at twenty degrees.)

Synonymes : settle, steady, level off

Expressions courantes : prices stabilize, stabilize at something, stabilize over time