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destabilized

destabilized is the simple past and past participle of destabilize.

Meaning of destabilize

Verb

destabilize (third-person singular simple present destabilizes, present participle destabilizing, simple past and past participle destabilized)

  1. (transitive) To make something unstable.
    • As part of its application, Macy's submitted "balloon control plans" describing how handlers, under the direction of a "pilot," were to navigate through intersections, where crosswinds can destabilize the balloons.2005 November 27, Sewell Chan, “Site of Balloon Accident Is Known for Its Crosswinds”, in The New York Times
  2. (intransitive) To become unstable.

Questions about destabilized

What is destabilized the simple past and past participle of?
Destabilized is the simple past and past participle of destabilize.

Words near destabilized in the dictionary

  1. destabilises
  2. destabilising
  3. destabilization
  4. destabilizations
  5. destabilize
  6. destabilized
  7. destabilizer
  8. destabilizers
  9. destabilizes
  10. destabilizing
  11. destack

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