Synonyms: stabilise, stabilize
Definition: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
Usage: The drug stabilized her blood pressure; stabilize prices
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: stabilise, stabilize
Definition: become stable or more stable
Usage: The economy stabilized
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: steady, brace, stabilise, stabilize
Definition: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Usage: brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
Similar words: beef up, strengthen, fortify
Definition: make strong or stronger
Usage: This exercise will strengthen your upper body; strengthen the relations between the two countries