destabilize

UK/di'steɪbə'laɪz/US/di:'steibilaiz/

Definitions

To make something less stable, secure, or settled

使不稳定；动摇

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

de-down, away, reversal

stabilstand, set, place

-izeto make, to become

=destabilize

de- (reversal) + stabilize = to undo stability. Built on stable (Latin stabilis 'able to stand'). To destabilize a region is to knock it off its firm footing. Root st; -bil- is the suffix.

Root st still carries 376 more words

Common Collocations

1.destabilize the region使地区动荡
2.destabilize the economy动摇经济
3.destabilize the government动摇政府

Example Sentences

1.
The coup threatened to destabilize the entire region.
2.
Rising prices can quickly destabilize a fragile economy.

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