Definitions
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- verb transitive To make something
unstable . - verb transitive To
undermine agovernment , especially by means ofsubversion orterrorism . - verb intransitive To become unstable.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make unstable
- verb become unstable
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Examples
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Would frequent recalls destabilise political parties and the political system?
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SMITH: I certainly don't think that the use of words like "destabilise" have any, frankly, credibility at all.
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Might this flood of legitimate money "destabilise" the economy?
Sustainable Economics? Patrick Vessey 2008
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It underlined that the high incidence of HIV and AIDS, coupled with an exodus of Zimbabwean refugees and economic migrants to nearby countries, threatened to "destabilise" the whole of southern
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It accuses millers of raising prices to "destabilise" the government.
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A senior official of the Comoran junta on Friday denied reports broadcast earlier in the day of a bid to "destabilise" the Indian
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Attempts to 'destabilise' the Zulu kingdom had begun when 'some individuals' advised the king to stay away from a traditional Zulu ceremony on May 20.
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If the plot failed, the "drug lords" would abduct Mr Sexwale's father, Frank, to "destabilise" the premier.
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He also suggested that the homosexual community in Jamaica was trying to "destabilise" his constituency.
Jamaica Star Online 2010
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He also suggested that the homosexual community in Jamaica was trying to "destabilise" his constituency.
Jamaica Star Online 2010
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