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destabilizes

destabilizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 destabilizes

What is destabilizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Destabilizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destabilize.

Words near destabilizes in the dictionary

  1. destabilizations
  2. destabilize
  3. destabilized
  4. destabilizer
  5. destabilizers
  6. destabilizes
  7. destabilizing
  8. destack
  9. destacked
  10. destacking
  11. destacks

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