"destabilise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ [UK] Forms: destabilises [present, singular, third-person], destabilising [participle, present], destabilised [participle, past], destabilised [past]
Etymology: de- + stabilise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|stabilise}} de- + stabilise Head templates: {{en-verb}} destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised)
  1. (transitive) To make something unstable. Tags: UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-destabilise-en-verb-aIPUvTNS
  2. (transitive) To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism. Tags: UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-destabilise-en-verb-S8TkTtGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 77 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 71 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 25 49 26
  3. (intransitive) To become unstable. Tags: UK, intransitive
    Sense id: en-destabilise-en-verb-wlG35fLn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: destabilize [US]

Inflected forms

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