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Stagnate

//ˈstæɡneɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stagnant.
Verb
  1. 1
    To cease motion, activity, or progress:; To cease to flow or run.

    "If the water stagnates, algae will grow."

  2. 2
    be idle; exist in a changeless situation wordnet
  3. 3
    To cease motion, activity, or progress:; To be or become foul from standing.

    "Air stagnates in a closed room."

  4. 4
    cease to flow; stand without moving wordnet
  5. 5
    To cease motion, activity, or progress:; To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

    "Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope."

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  1. 6
    cause to stagnate wordnet
  2. 7
    stand still wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

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