destabilize
[ dee-stey-buh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object),de·sta·bi·lized, de·sta·bi·liz·ing.
to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
Origin of destabilize
1- Also especially British, de·sta·bi·lise .
Other words from destabilize
- de·sta·bi·li·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for destabilize
destabilize
destabilise
/ (diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse
Derived forms of destabilize
- destabilization or destabilisation, noun
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