Adjective steadying has 1 sense
- steadying - causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"
Antonym: unhelpful (indirect, via helpful)
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Verb steady has 2 senses
- steady, calm, becalm - make steady; "steady yourself"
--1 is one way to stabilize, stabilise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
--2 is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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