stabiliser
to stabilise, to steady
verb stah-bee-lee-ZEH Rare
Origin: Latin stabilis (firm, steady)
Usage Note
Stabiliser is used across domains: stabiliser une fracture (to stabilise a fracture), stabiliser l'économie (to stabilise the economy), or stabiliser un bâtiment (to shore up a building). The reflexive se stabiliser describes a situation that levels off or becomes steady on its own. The related noun is la stabilisation and the adjective is stable.
Examples
"Les médecins ont réussi à stabiliser le patient."
Natural Translation
The doctors managed to stabilise the patient.

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