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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