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Destabilize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To upset the stability or smooth functioning of: a policy that threatens to destabilize the economy; a new weapon that threatens to destabilize nuclear deterrence.

v. To undermine the power of (a government or leader) by subversive or terrorist acts.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To make something unstable.

v. To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.

v. To become unstable.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make unstable

v. become unstable

Word Usage

"Mr. Matonga said those receiving funds from the U.S. were also working to "destabilize" the government."

Verb Form

destabilized destabilizes destabilizing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

change modify alter

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

stabilize