destabilize

verb
/diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/UK/dɪˈstæbɪlaɪz/

Etymology

From de- + stabilize.

  1. derived from stabulum
  2. derived from estable
  3. inherited from stable
  4. suffixed as stabilize — “stable + ize
  5. formed as destabilize — “de- + stabilize

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • When the buoyancy destabilizes the flow, it alters the electroconvective patterns by introducing upward and downward fingers of respectively light and heavy fluid.
  2. To become unstable.

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