destabilise

Other forms: destabilised

Definitions of destabilise
  1. verb
    become unstable
    synonyms: destabilize
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    antonyms:
    stabilize
    become stable or more stable
    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    make unstable
    synonyms: destabilize
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    antonyms:
    stabilise
    make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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