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destabilize
de·sta·bi·lize D0165300 (dē-stā′bə-līz′)tr.v. de·sta·bi·lized, de·sta·bi·liz·ing, de·sta·bi·liz·es 1. To upset the stability or smooth functioning of: a policy that threatens to destabilize the economy; a new weapon that threatens to destabilize nuclear deterrence.2. To undermine the power of (a government or leader) by subversive or terrorist acts. de·sta′bi·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.destabilize (diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz) or destabilisevb1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse2. (Economics) (tr) to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse ˌdestabiliˈzation, ˌdestabiliˈsation nde•sta•bi•lize (diˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz) v.t. -lized, -liz•ing. to make (a government, economy, etc.) unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes. [1930–35] de•sta`bi•li•za′tion, n. destabilize Past participle: destabilized Gerund: destabilizing
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destabilize | destabilize |
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I destabilize | you destabilize | he/she/it destabilizes | we destabilize | you destabilize | they destabilize |
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I destabilized | you destabilized | he/she/it destabilized | we destabilized | you destabilized | they destabilized |
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I am destabilizing | you are destabilizing | he/she/it is destabilizing | we are destabilizing | you are destabilizing | they are destabilizing |
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I have destabilized | you have destabilized | he/she/it has destabilized | we have destabilized | you have destabilized | they have destabilized |
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I was destabilizing | you were destabilizing | he/she/it was destabilizing | we were destabilizing | you were destabilizing | they were destabilizing |
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I had destabilized | you had destabilized | he/she/it had destabilized | we had destabilized | you had destabilized | they had destabilized |
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I will destabilize | you will destabilize | he/she/it will destabilize | we will destabilize | you will destabilize | they will destabilize |
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I will have destabilized | you will have destabilized | he/she/it will have destabilized | we will have destabilized | you will have destabilized | they will have destabilized |
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I will be destabilizing | you will be destabilizing | he/she/it will be destabilizing | we will be destabilizing | you will be destabilizing | they will be destabilizing |
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I have been destabilizing | you have been destabilizing | he/she/it has been destabilizing | we have been destabilizing | you have been destabilizing | they have been destabilizing |
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I will have been destabilizing | you will have been destabilizing | he/she/it will have been destabilizing | we will have been destabilizing | you will have been destabilizing | they will have been destabilizing |
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I had been destabilizing | you had been destabilizing | he/she/it had been destabilizing | we had been destabilizing | you had been destabilizing | they had been destabilizing |
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I would destabilize | you would destabilize | he/she/it would destabilize | we would destabilize | you would destabilize | they would destabilize |
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I would have destabilized | you would have destabilized | he/she/it would have destabilized | we would have destabilized | you would have destabilized | they would have destabilized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | destabilize - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly"destabilisechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"stabilise, stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" | | 2. | destabilize - make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government"destabilisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"stabilize, stabilise - make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" |
destabilizeverb undermine, damage, disable, weaken, sabotage, impair, subvert, disempower Their sole aim is to destabilize the government. sustain, strengthen, reinforce, fortify, stabilize, shore up, buttressTranslationsdéstabiliserdestabilizzaredestabilize
Synonyms for destabilizeverb undermineSynonyms- undermine
- damage
- disable
- weaken
- sabotage
- impair
- subvert
- disempower
Antonyms- sustain
- strengthen
- reinforce
- fortify
- stabilize
- shore up
- buttress
Synonyms for destabilizeverb become unstableSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsverb make unstableSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |