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Definition of: stabilize
(stā′bə·līz) v.t. ·lized, ·liz·ing
1. To make firm or stable.
2. To keep steady; keep from fluctuating, as money or currency: to stabilize prices.
3. Aeron. To secure or maintain the equilibrium of (an aircraft) by means of fixed surfaces, gyroscopes, etc. [<L stabilis steady + -IZE]
—sta′bi·li·za′tion noun
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