destabilize
To make something unstableTo make something unstable.
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Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Examples
14 sentencesMany people hold back, once destabilized.
Political tension destabilizes the country.
ruПолитическая напряжённость дестабилизирует страну. — marafon
They want to destabilize civilization.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make something unstable.
destabilisieren
дестабилизи́роватьdestabilizírovatʹ
дестабілізува́тиdestabilizuváty
(intransitive)To become unstable.
sich destabilisieren
дестабилизи́роватьсяdestabilizírovatʹsja
- become unstable
- make unstable
Forms
destabilizes, destabilizing, destabilized, destabilizedregular · Lesson
| Base form | destabilize · to destabilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | destabilizes |
| Present participle | destabilizing |
| Past simple | destabilized |
| Past participle | destabilized |
Tenses
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- become unstable:destabilise
- make unstable:destabilise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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