Associations to the word «Stagnate»
Adverb
Wiktionary
STAGNATE, verb. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
STAGNATE, verb. (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
STAGNATE, verb. (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.
STAGNATE, verb. To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
Dictionary definition
STAGNATE, verb. Stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy".
STAGNATE, verb. Cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters".
STAGNATE, verb. Cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries".
STAGNATE, verb. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning".
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