strengthen vs stabilize

strengthen and stabilize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, stabilize is a hyponym of strengthen; that is, stabilize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strengthen:

strengthen: make strong or stronger
stabilize: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

strengthen (verb)	stabilize (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to	become stable or more stable
gain strength	make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
make strong or stronger	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace