stagnate
Use Stagnate in a sentence
neɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
2.
to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
3.
to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV.
4.
to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make stagnant.
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Origin:
1660–70; < Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre), equivalent to stāgn(um) pool of standing water + -ātus -ate1
1660–70; < Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre), equivalent to stāgn(um) pool of standing water + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
stag·na·tion, noun
un·stag·nat·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| (intr) to be or to become stagnant | |
| stag'nation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
stagnate
1665 (implied in stagnation), from L. stagnatum, stagnatus, pp. of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water," from PIE base *stag- "to seep drip" (cf. Gk. stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite).
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Example sentences
Yet it's what separates the successful and well-paid from those who stagnate and remain undervalued.
Rely on closed, heavily regulated systems and stagnate.
Without strong transportation arteries, economies stagnate.
Without this position, parking would be difficult to find, which could stagnate business.
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