"stabilise" meaning in English

See stabilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: stabilises [present, singular, third-person], stabilising [participle, present], stabilised [participle, past], stabilised [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} stabilise (third-person singular simple present stabilises, present participle stabilising, simple past and past participle stabilised)
  1. Alternative spelling of stabilize Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stabilize Derived forms: stabiliser, stabilisation

Inflected forms

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