settle vs stabilize

settle is a noun but stabilize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
settle	Yes	No	Yes	No
stabilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stabilize is a hypernym of settle; that is, stabilize is a word with a broader meaning than settle:

settle: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
stabilize: become stable or more stable

Other hypernyms of settle include stabilise.

settle (noun)	stabilize (noun)
a long wooden bench with a back

settle (verb)	stabilize (verb)
take up residence and become established	become stable or more stable
form a community	make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
establish or develop as a residence
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
come as if by falling
bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle conclusively; come to terms
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
come to terms
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
fix firmly
arrange or fix in the desired order
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
go under
become clear by the sinking of particles
dispose of; make a financial settlement