destabilise

English

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Etymology

de- + stabilise

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/

Verb

destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised)

  1. (transitive) To make something unstable.
  2. (transitive) To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.
  3. (intransitive) To become unstable.

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