stagnate
[ stag-neyt ]
/ ˈstæg neɪt /
verb (used without object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV.
to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.
verb (used with object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.
to make stagnant.
Origin of stagnate
1660–70; < Latin
stāgnātus (past participle of
stāgnāre), equivalent to
stāgn(um) pool of standing water +
-ātus
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OTHER WORDS FROM stagnate
stag·na·tion, noun stag·na·to·ry [stag-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈstæg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective un·stag·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby stagnate
staging post,
stagira,
stagirite,
stagnant,
stagnant anoxia,
stagnate,
stagnation,
stagnation mastitis,
stagy,
stagyrite,
stahl
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British Dictionary definitions for stagnate
stagnate
/ (stæɡˈneɪt, ˈstæɡˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to be or to become stagnant