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Origin and history of stabilization

stabilization(n.)

also stabilisation, "action of rendering stable," 1881, noun of action from stabilize.

Entries linking to stabilization

also stabilise, 1861, "render stable, give stability to," originally of ships; probably a back-formation from stability, or else from French stabiliser. Related: Stabilized; stabilizing. Earlier verbs in the same sense were stabilitate "make stable; establish" (1640s) and simple stable (v.) "make steady or firm, make stable" (c. 1300), from Old French establir. Browning (!871) used stabilify "render stable, fixed, or firm."

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