verb · neutral
stabilize
UK/ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/US/ˈsteɪbəˌbeɪˌlaɪz/STA·bi·lize
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to make or become steady and not likely to change suddenly
Examples
“Government measures helped stabilize the economy after the crisis.”
“Her condition stabilized after a few days in hospital.”
“The company is trying to stabilize prices in the local market.”
Band 8 sentence
“Timely fiscal measures were necessary to stabilize inflation expectations and restore investor confidence.”
Collocations
- stabilize the economy
- stabilize prices
- stabilize a patient's condition
Word family
stabilize verbstabilization / stabilisation nounstable adjectivestably adverb
Common mistakes
make the economy stable→stabilize the economy
stabilize on prices→stabilize at prices / stabilize prices
Say it for a higher band
5make stable→6keep steady→7+stabilize
Synonyms
steady
secure
Easily confused
secure
“The central bank intervened to stabilize the currency.”
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