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Meaning of 'stagnate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stagnate [ a.]
- Stagnant.
2 . Stagnate [ v. t.]
- To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room.
- To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.

Meaning of 'stagnate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stagnate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cease to flow; stand without moving
Example in sentence:
  • blood stagnates in the capillaries;
  • Stagnating waters
Meaning (2):
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Example in sentence:
  • He slugged in bed all morning;
  • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
Meaning (3):
- stand still
Example in sentence:
  • Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
Meaning (4):
- cause to stagnate
Example in sentence:
  • There are marshes that stagnate the waters

Nearby Words:

stab stabat mater stabbed stabber stabbing stabbingly stabiliment stabilitate stability stable

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