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destabilize

[ dee-stey-buh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

destabilize

/ diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz /

tr to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + stabilize

The lies are just the latest attempt to destabilize a fractured country.

I believe that Iranian TV wishes to destabilize my family, who live in a small town.

Now they are in Donetsk region, many paid by Yanukovych, who is still dreaming to destabilize life in Ukraine.

A campaign to destabilize the country has escalated rapidly this year.

Putin will seek to intimidate, apply pressure and destabilize.

To convince the West of the quality of its wares, China demonstrates its capacity to destabilize in various corners of the world.

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