Associations to the word «Destabilize»

Wiktionary

DESTABILIZE, verb. (transitive) To make something unstable.
DESTABILIZE, verb. (intransitive) To become unstable.

Dictionary definition

DESTABILIZE, verb. Become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly".
DESTABILIZE, verb. Make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government".

Wise words

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