stabilise

From stable +‎ -ise.

stabilise (third-person singular simple present stabilises, present participle stabilising, simple past and past participle stabilised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stabilize.
   • 2019 August 30, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon fires show world heading for point of no return, says UN”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 December 2019:

     Cristiana Paşca Palmer, the executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, said the destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest was a grim reminder that a fresh approach needed to stabilise the climate and prevent ecosystems from declining to a point of no return, with dire consequences for humanity.

   • 2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:

     Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task of recovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track.

• stabiliser
• stabilisation

• sibilates

stabilise

1. inflection of stabiliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative