"destabilise" meaning in English

See destabilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ [UK] Forms: destabilises [present, singular, third-person], destabilising [participle, present], destabilised [participle, past], destabilised [past], destabilize [alternative, US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ise English stabilise English destabilise From de- + stabilise. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|stabilise|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ise English stabilise English destabilise [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "unchanging", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*staējō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*steh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sth₂éh₁yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staēō", "lang" : "itc-pro" }, { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staðlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to stand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "to stand", "status" : { "1" : "itc-pro", "2" : ":from", "3" : "<alt:*staējō><ety:inh<ine-pro:*sth₂éh₁yeti<id:stand>>>", "id" : "to stand" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*staēō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stō", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "est", "status" : { "1" : "itc-pro", "2" : ":from", "3" : "*-ðlom", "id" : "est", "tree" : "1" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "By surface analysis,", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix", "is_invisible" : "tree" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stabilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "estable", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "stabel", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "stable", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stable", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "verb suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ise", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stabilise", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "destabilise", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="destabilise"> From de- + stabilise., {{ety|en|:af|de-|stabilise|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilislbor. Old French estable Anglo-Norman stabelbor. Middle English stable English stable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ise English stabilise English destabilise From de- + stabilise. Head templates: {{en-verb}} destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised), {{tlb|en|British spelling}} (British spelling)
  1. (transitive) To make something unstable. Tags: UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-destabilise-en-verb-aIPUvTNS Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 30 36
  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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 30 36
  3. (intransitive) To become unstable. Tags: UK, intransitive
    Sense id: en-destabilise-en-verb-wlG35fLn Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 30 36

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*de",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/de"
    ],
    [
      "*-h₁",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-h₁"
    ],
    [
      "*déh₁",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₁"
    ],
    [
      "*dē",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dē"
    ],
    [
      "dē",
      "de#Latin:_of"
    ],
    [
      "dē-",
      "de-#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "de-",
      "de-#English"
    ],
    [
      "*steh₂-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/steh₂-"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₁ti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₁ti"
    ],
    [
      "*-yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yeti"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₁yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₁yeti"
    ],
    [
      "*sth₂éh₁yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sth₂éh₁yeti#Proto-Indo-European:_stand"
    ],
    [
      "*staēō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/staēō#Proto-Italic:_to_stand"
    ],
    [
      "*-dʰlom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-dʰlom"
    ],
    [
      "*-ðlom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ðlom"
    ],
    [
      "*-ðlis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ðlis#Proto-Italic:_est"
    ],
    [
      "*staðlis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/staðlis"
    ],
    [
      "stabilis",
      "stabilis#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "estable",
      "estable#Old_French:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "stabel",
      "stabel#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "stable",
      "stable#Middle_English:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "stable",
      "stable#English:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "*-id-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-id-"
    ],
    [
      "*-yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yéti#Proto-Indo-European:_intransitive_verbs"
    ],
    [
      "*-idyéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-idyéti"
    ],
    [
      "*-íd͏̌d͏̌ō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/-íd͏̌d͏̌ō"
    ],
    [
      "-ῐ́ζω",
      "-ίζω#Ancient_Greek:_verbal"
    ],
    [
      "-izō",
      "-izo#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-iser",
      "-iser#Middle_French"
    ],
    [
      "-isen",
      "-isen#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ise",
      "-ise#English:_verb_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "stabilise",
      "stabilise#English"
    ],
    [
      "de-",
      "de-#English"
    ],
    [
      "stabilise",
      "stabilise#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "de-",
        "4": "stabilise",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"of\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*de\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-h₁\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*déh₁\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*dē\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"dē\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"dē-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"de-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"lbor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Learned borrowing from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*staējō\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*steh₂-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-éh₁ti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-éh₁yeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*sth₂éh₁yeti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staēō\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-dʰlom\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlom\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staðlis\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"is_duplicate\" : true, \"children\" : [ ], \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"status\" : { \"1\" : \"itc-pro\", \"2\" : \":from\", \"3\" : \"<alt:*staējō><ety:inh<ine-pro:*sth₂éh₁yeti<id:stand>>>\", \"id\" : \"to stand\" }, \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staēō\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"stō\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"is_duplicate\" : true, \"children\" : [ ], \"id\" : \"est\", \"status\" : { \"1\" : \"itc-pro\", \"2\" : \":from\", \"3\" : \"*-ðlom\", \"id\" : \"est\", \"tree\" : \"1\" }, \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-bilis\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"By surface analysis,\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\", \"is_invisible\" : \"tree\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"stabilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"lbor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"estable\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Anglo-Norman\", \"term\" : \"stabel\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"xno\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"stable\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"stable\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"id\" : \"verb suffix\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"verbal\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-id-\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"intransitive verbs\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yéti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-idyéti\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*-íďďō\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-ῐ́ζω\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"-izō\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle French\", \"term\" : \"-iser\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"frm\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-isen\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-ise\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"stabilise\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"destabilise\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"destabilise\">\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "de-",
        "4": "stabilise",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "destabilises",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilising",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilised",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilised",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilize",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "British spelling"
      },
      "expansion": "(British spelling)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 19 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 23 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with de-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 31 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 30 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              64,
              76
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2023 January 25, “Network News: New stone shores up landslip at Carstairs”, in RAIL, number 975, page 14:",
          "text": "The route had been closed on December 30 2022, after heavy rain destabilised the foundations beneath more than 40 metres of the railway.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something unstable."
      ],
      "id": "en-destabilise-en-verb-aIPUvTNS",
      "links": [
        [
          "unstable",
          "unstable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something unstable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 19 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 23 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with de-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 31 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 30 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism."
      ],
      "id": "en-destabilise-en-verb-S8TkTtGk",
      "links": [
        [
          "undermine",
          "undermine"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "subversion",
          "subversion"
        ],
        [
          "terrorism",
          "terrorism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 19 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 23 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with de-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 31 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 30 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become unstable."
      ],
      "id": "en-destabilise-en-verb-wlG35fLn",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become unstable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "destabilise"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "British English forms",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with etymon",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *de",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *déh₁",
    "English terms prefixed with de-",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*de",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/de"
    ],
    [
      "*-h₁",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-h₁"
    ],
    [
      "*déh₁",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₁"
    ],
    [
      "*dē",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dē"
    ],
    [
      "dē",
      "de#Latin:_of"
    ],
    [
      "dē-",
      "de-#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "de-",
      "de-#English"
    ],
    [
      "*steh₂-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/steh₂-"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₁ti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₁ti"
    ],
    [
      "*-yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yeti"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₁yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₁yeti"
    ],
    [
      "*sth₂éh₁yeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sth₂éh₁yeti#Proto-Indo-European:_stand"
    ],
    [
      "*staēō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/staēō#Proto-Italic:_to_stand"
    ],
    [
      "*-dʰlom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-dʰlom"
    ],
    [
      "*-ðlom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ðlom"
    ],
    [
      "*-ðlis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ðlis#Proto-Italic:_est"
    ],
    [
      "*staðlis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/staðlis"
    ],
    [
      "stabilis",
      "stabilis#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "estable",
      "estable#Old_French:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "stabel",
      "stabel#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "stable",
      "stable#Middle_English:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "stable",
      "stable#English:_unchanging"
    ],
    [
      "*-id-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-id-"
    ],
    [
      "*-yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yéti#Proto-Indo-European:_intransitive_verbs"
    ],
    [
      "*-idyéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-idyéti"
    ],
    [
      "*-íd͏̌d͏̌ō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/-íd͏̌d͏̌ō"
    ],
    [
      "-ῐ́ζω",
      "-ίζω#Ancient_Greek:_verbal"
    ],
    [
      "-izō",
      "-izo#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-iser",
      "-iser#Middle_French"
    ],
    [
      "-isen",
      "-isen#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ise",
      "-ise#English:_verb_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "stabilise",
      "stabilise#English"
    ],
    [
      "de-",
      "de-#English"
    ],
    [
      "stabilise",
      "stabilise#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "de-",
        "4": "stabilise",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"of\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*de\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-h₁\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*déh₁\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*dē\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"dē\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"dē-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"de-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"unchanging\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"lbor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Learned borrowing from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*staējō\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*steh₂-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-éh₁ti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-éh₁yeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*sth₂éh₁yeti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staēō\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-dʰlom\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlom\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staðlis\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"is_duplicate\" : true, \"children\" : [ ], \"id\" : \"to stand\", \"status\" : { \"1\" : \"itc-pro\", \"2\" : \":from\", \"3\" : \"<alt:*staējō><ety:inh<ine-pro:*sth₂éh₁yeti<id:stand>>>\", \"id\" : \"to stand\" }, \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*staēō\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"stō\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"is_duplicate\" : true, \"children\" : [ ], \"id\" : \"est\", \"status\" : { \"1\" : \"itc-pro\", \"2\" : \":from\", \"3\" : \"*-ðlom\", \"id\" : \"est\", \"tree\" : \"1\" }, \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-bilis\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"By surface analysis,\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\", \"is_invisible\" : \"tree\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"stabilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"lbor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"estable\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Anglo-Norman\", \"term\" : \"stabel\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"xno\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"stable\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"stable\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"id\" : \"verb suffix\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"verbal\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-id-\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"intransitive verbs\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yéti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-idyéti\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*-íďďō\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-ῐ́ζω\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"-izō\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle French\", \"term\" : \"-iser\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"frm\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-isen\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-ise\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"stabilise\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"destabilise\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"destabilise\">\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "de-",
        "4": "stabilise",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *steh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti\nProto-Italic *staējō\nProto-Italic *staēō\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nProto-Italic *staðlis?\nLatin stabilislbor.\nOld French estable\nAnglo-Norman stabelbor.\nMiddle English stable\nEnglish stable\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ise\nEnglish stabilise\nEnglish destabilise\nFrom de- + stabilise.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "destabilises",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilising",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilised",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilised",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destabilize",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "British spelling"
      },
      "expansion": "(British spelling)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              64,
              76
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2023 January 25, “Network News: New stone shores up landslip at Carstairs”, in RAIL, number 975, page 14:",
          "text": "The route had been closed on December 30 2022, after heavy rain destabilised the foundations beneath more than 40 metres of the railway.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something unstable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unstable",
          "unstable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something unstable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "undermine",
          "undermine"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "subversion",
          "subversion"
        ],
        [
          "terrorism",
          "terrorism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become unstable."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become unstable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "destabilise"
}

Download raw JSONL data for destabilise meaning in English (15.1kB)

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-10-01 using wiktextract (19f9a30 and 6f96ddf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.