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de·sta·bi·lize
 destabilize
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- pronunciation:
- di
steI
b
laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
destablizes, destabilizing, destabilized |
| definition: |
to upset the equilibrium of (esp. a government or other organization); unbalance, often with intent to topple.
The election debacle threatened to destabilize the government.- antonyms:
- stabilize
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| derivation: |
destabilization (n.) |
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