stabilizing

[stey-buh-lahyz]

sta·bi·lize

[stey-buh-lahyz] verb, sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
2.
to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity: The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.
3.
Aeronautics. to put or keep (an aircraft) in stable equilibrium, as by some special device.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become stabilized.

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Stabilizing is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Also, especially British, sta·bi·lise.


Origin:
1860–65; stabile + -ize; compare French stabiliser

re·sta·bi·lize, verb (used with object), re·sta·bi·lized, re·sta·bi·liz·ing.
self-sta·bi·lized, adjective
self-sta·bi·liz·ing, adjective
un·sta·bi·lized, adjective
un·sta·bi·liz·ing, adjective
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stabilizing

adjective
causing to become stable; "the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society" 
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