Past tense of destabilize
regular verb
The past tense of destabilize is destabilized. The past participle is also destabilized.
Forms of destabilize
| Base form (V1) | destabilize /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | destabilized |
| Past participle (V3) | destabilized |
| Present participle | destabilizing |
| Third person singular | destabilizes |
Destabilized in a sentence
- When the price of Luna plummeted in May, TerraUSD fell in tandem — a “death spiral” that destabilized the broader market and plunged some investors into financial ruin.2022 June 14, David Yaffe-Bellany, Erin Griffith, “‘The Music Has Stopped’: Crypto Firms Quake as Prices Fall”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- I heard a bit of news that has re-again destabilized my universe.1998 August 25, König Preuße, GmbH, “Re: NENSLO, In the News”, in alt.slack (Usenet), message-ID <35E355DD.9E0798BF@erols.com>. From the entry Jesi
- The immediate consequence of the high-wire political manoeuvrings of the past two weeks is that today MPs are returning to a destabilized Parliament.2009 September 14, Chantal Hébert, “NDP can expect a bumpy ride with Stephen Harper”, in Toronto Star. From the entry manoeuvring
- In Johnno, expatriatism is destabilized both explicitly and implicitly, and its correlated 'long remove' governed less by spatial than by temporal distance, by enigma and loss.2018, Brigid Rooney, Suburban Space, the Novel and Australian Modernity, page 93. From the entry enigma
Meaning of destabilize
- verb To make something unstable.
- verb To become unstable.
Questions about the past tense of destabilize
- What is the past tense of destabilize?
- The past tense of destabilize is destabilized.
- What is the past participle of destabilize?
- The past participle of destabilize is destabilized.
- Is destabilize a regular or irregular verb?
- Destabilize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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