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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. causing to become steady;
- Example: "had a steadying effect on her nerves"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied (-[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

steadying adj 1: causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"