destabilize /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ verb3 •To make something unstable.When the buoyancy destabilizes the flow, it alters the electroconvective patterns by introducing upward and downward fingers of respectively light and heavy fluid. — 2016 •To become unstable. •To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism. formsdestabilized · destabilizing · destabilizes