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(stægneɪt, US stægneɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense stagnates, present participle stagnating, past tense, past participle stagnatedverbIf something such as a business or society stagnates, it stops changing or progressing. [disapproval] Industrial production is stagnating. [VERB] His career had stagnated. [VERB] Synonyms: vegetate, decline, deteriorate, rot More Synonyms of stagnate stagnation (stægneɪʃən) uncountable noun ...the stagnation of the steel industry. [+ of] More Synonyms of stagnate stagnate in British English (stæɡˈneɪt, ˈstæɡˌneɪt) verb(intransitive) to be or to become stagnant Derived forms stagnation (stagˈnation) noun stagnate in American English (ˈstægˌneɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈstagˌnated or ˈstagˌnating1. to be or become stagnant Derived forms stagnation (stagˈnation) noun Word origin < L stagnatus, pp. of stagnare, to stagnate < stagnum, pool, swamp, standing water < IE base * stag-, to trickle, seep > Gr stazein, to drip Examples of 'stagnate' in a sentencestagnate In other languagesstagnate British English: stagnate VERB If something such as a business or society stagnates, it stops changing or progressing. Industrial production is stagnating. - American English: stagnate
- Brazilian Portuguese: estagnar
- Chinese: > 停滞不前商业、社会等
- European Spanish: estancarse
- French: stagner
- German: stagnieren
- Italian: stagnare
- Japanese: 停滞した
- Korean: 침체되다
- European Portuguese: estagnar
- Latin American Spanish: estancarse
Definition to become inactive or unchanging His career had stagnated. Synonyms languish stand still go to seed lie fallow They do not like water gathering round their roots and stagnating. Synonyms become stale become stagnant become trapped putrefy stop flowing become foul Additional synonymsDefinition to rot or cause to rot The dead leaves slowly decayed. Synonyms rot, break down, disintegrate, spoil, crumble, deteriorate, perish, degenerate, fester, decompose, mortify, moulder, go bad, putrefy (formal) Definition to become smaller, weaker, or less important Her father's health has declined significantly in recent months. Synonyms deteriorate, fade, weaken, pine, decay, worsen, lapse, languish, degenerate, droopX-rays are used to prevent fresh food from deteriorating. Synonyms disintegrate, rot, decay, spoil, fade, break down, go off, weaken, crumble, fall apart, perish, ebb, degenerate, decompose, go bad, wear away, putrefy (formal), retrogressAdditional synonymsWe spent many hours idling in cafés. Synonyms do nothing, slack, hang out (informal), languish, take it easy, shirk, stagnate, mark time, kill time, skive (British, slang), vegetate, sit back and do nothing, veg out (slang), kick your heels, bludge (Australian, New Zealand, informal), slow down, bob off (British, slang) Definition to deteriorate slowly, mentally and physically I was left to rot nine years for a crime I didn't commit. Synonyms deteriorate, decline, languish (literary), degenerate, wither away, waste awayDefinition to deteriorate through lack of use If you rest, you rust. Synonyms deteriorate, decline, decay, stagnate, atrophy, go stale |