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v. - Make secure and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace.

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  • Verb (used with object) : The government will try to stabilize the cost of living
  • The details of the scheme - including the price at which petrol will "stabilise" - will be the subject of a consultation launched soon after a Conservative election victory.
  • The details of the fuel scheme - including the price at which petrol will "stabilise" - would be the subject of a consultation launched soon after a Conservative...
  • Developed states also committed to 'stabilise' their level of government
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