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to destabilize
01
to make something uncertain by introducing changes that disrupt its stability
Transitive: to destabilize sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
destabilize
3rd person singular
destabilizes
Past simple
destabilized
Past participle
destabilized
Examples
Personal conflicts within a team can destabilize its cohesion.
02
to lose stability or balance
Intransitive
Examples
The structure began to destabilize as the foundation eroded over time.
Lexical Tree
destabilize
stabilize
stabile
