v. furnish with battens; "batten ships"

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

v. convert (assets) into fixed capital

v. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"

v. become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

v. influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult