stabilise v 1: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}] 2: become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" [syn: {stabilize}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}] 3: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" [syn: {stabilize}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}]