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stabilize

/ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/verb

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स्थिर करना या होना

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    [I, T]

    to become or to make something become firm, steady and unlikely to change

    स्थिर करना या होना

    • Prices stabilized.
    • The doctors worked quickly to stabilize the patient.
    • The government acted quickly to stabilize the currency.
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    • The patient's condition stabilized by the evening.
    • Engineers used a steel frame to stabilize the bridge.

    Synonyms steady balance settle secure fix

    Opposite destabilize

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

stabilize (intransitive)

Used without an object, stabilize means to become steady and stop changing suddenly. Prices, health, the economy and weather often stabilize.

बिना object के 'stabilize' का अर्थ स्थिर होना और अचानक बदलना बंद करना है। कीमतें, स्वास्थ्य, अर्थव्यवस्था और मौसम प्रायः स्थिर होते हैं।

  • Vegetable prices stabilized after the monsoon.
  • The patient's condition has stabilized.

stabilize sth (transitive)

Used with an object, stabilize means to make something steady. The object can be a thing, a person's condition or a system.

Object के साथ 'stabilize' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु को स्थिर बनाना है। Object कोई वस्तु, व्यक्ति की दशा या कोई व्यवस्था हो सकती है।

  • The government acted quickly to stabilize the rupee.
  • Doctors worked to stabilize the injured driver.

stabilize at + figure / level

Use 'at' to name the level at which something becomes steady.

जिस स्तर पर कोई वस्तु स्थिर हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'at' आता है।

  • The temperature stabilized at thirty-five degrees.
  • Inflation stabilised at four per cent.

stabilization (uncountable noun) / stable (adjective)

The noun is stabilization, normally uncountable, and the related adjective is stable. Both spellings -ize and -ise are correct in British English.

Noun 'stabilization' है, जो प्रायः uncountable है, और संबंधित adjective 'stable' है। British English में -ize और -ise दोनों वर्तनियाँ सही हैं।

  • Price stabilization was the main aim of the policy.
  • The bridge stays stable even in strong winds.
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stabilize + noun

pricesthe economythe currencythe situationa patientthe ship

  • The bank raised interest rates to stabilize the currency.

adverb + stabilize

quicklygraduallyfinallytemporarilyeventually

  • After the floods, the water level gradually stabilized.

stabilizing + noun

effectinfluenceforcemeasurefactor

  • Good friends can have a stabilizing influence on teenagers.

begin / try / manage to + stabilize

begin totry tomanage tofail tohelp to

  • Doctors finally managed to stabilize his heartbeat.
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  • The share market stabilized after two days of heavy selling.

दो दिनों की भारी बिकवाली के बाद शेयर बाज़ार स्थिर हो गया।

  • Radhika's marks stabilised once she began to follow a fixed timetable.

निश्चित समय-सारणी अपनाने के बाद राधिका के अंक स्थिर हो गए।

  • The pilot used the controls to stabilize the aircraft in the storm.

पायलट ने तूफ़ान में विमान को स्थिर करने के लिए नियंत्रणों का प्रयोग किया।

  • A good meal helps stabilize your blood sugar before the exam.

अच्छा भोजन परीक्षा से पहले आपके रक्त शर्करा के स्तर को स्थिर रखने में सहायक होता है।

  • Engineers placed steel beams to stabilize the old building.

इंजीनियरों ने पुरानी इमारत को मज़बूती से टिकाने के लिए इस्पात की कड़ियाँ लगाईं।

  • The Reserve Bank steps in to stabilize the exchange rate when needed.

आवश्यकता पड़ने पर रिज़र्व बैंक विनिमय दर को स्थिर करने के लिए हस्तक्षेप करता है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The patient's condition is stable from yesterday.

✓ The patient's condition has been stable since yesterday.

A state continuing up to now from a past point needs the present perfect with since, not from.

बीते समय-बिंदु से अब तक जारी अवस्था के लिए present perfect के साथ 'since' आता है, 'from' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Stabilize, steady and settle all describe becoming less changeable.

Stabilize, steady और settle तीनों कम परिवर्तनशील होने को बताते हैं।

stabilize

To become or make firmly steady, often after a period of change or danger.

परिवर्तन या संकट के बाद दृढ़ता से स्थिर होना या करना।

  • The economy began to stabilize.

steady

To make something stop shaking or changing, often used for hands, nerves or voices.

किसी वस्तु का काँपना या बदलना रोकना, प्रायः हाथ, नसों या आवाज़ के लिए।

  • She steadied her hands before the interview.

settle

To become calm or fixed in a place or condition after movement or trouble.

हलचल या परेशानी के बाद शांत होना या किसी स्थान या दशा में टिकना।

  • The dust settled after the storm.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

steady balance settle secure fix

Antonyms

destabilize