verb · academic
stabilize
UK/ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/US/ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/STA·bi·lize
task1
to become or make something steady and less likely to change
Examples
“Inflation stabilized after the central bank's measures.”
“Oil prices stabilized at around $60 per barrel.”
“The market stabilized following government intervention.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following government intervention, housing prices gradually stabilized at a level accessible to middle-income buyers.”
Collocations
- stabilize at
- stabilize around
- help stabilize
Word family
stabilize verbstabilization nounstable adjective
Common mistakes
stabilized to 5%→stabilized at 5%
became stabilize→became stable
Say it for a higher band
5become steady→6level off→7+stabilize
Synonyms
settle
become stable
Easily confused
level off
“After a sharp rise, the temperature levelled off over the next week.”
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