destabilize

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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.

Also, especially British, de·sta·bi·lise.

Origin:
1930–35; de- + stabilize

Related forms

de·sta·bi·li·za·tion, noun

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destabilize or destabilise (diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz)

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

destabilise or destabilise

—vb

destabili'zation or destabilise

—n

destabili'sation or destabilise

—n

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