"destabilize" meaning in English

See destabilize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ [UK] Forms: destabilize [canonical], destabilizes [third-person, singular], destabilized [past], destabilized [past, participle], destabilizing [present, participle]
Etymology: de- + stabilize Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|stabilize}} de- + stabilize Head templates: {{verb|destabiliz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you destabilize something, you make it unstable.
    Sense id: simple-destabilize-en-verb-IRXFsqbI
  2. If something is destabilized, it becomes unstable.
    Sense id: simple-destabilize-en-verb-24NbcOJ5 Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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