stagnate

[ stag-neyt ]

/ ˈstæg neɪt /

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verb (used without object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.

to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.

to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.

to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV.

to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.

verb (used with object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.

to make stagnant.

Origin of stagnate

1660–70; <Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre), equivalent to stāgn(um) pool of standing water + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stagnate

stag·na·tion, nounstag·na·to·ry

[stag-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈstæg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·stag·nat·ing, adjective

Words nearby stagnate

Stagirite, stag line, stag movie, stagnant, stagnant anoxia, stagnate, stagnation, stagnation mastitis, stag night, stag party, stag's horn

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Example sentences from the Web for stagnate

In this scenario, productivity will rise, but wages may stagnate or decline.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anders Aslund says that “[t]he Russian economy was earlier set to stagnate, but now it is likely to contract.”
Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy|Michael Weiss|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One crude indicator: life expectancy numbers have tended to stagnate in the U.S. in recent years.
The Medicare Problem is the Healthcare Problem|David Frum|April 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And just as early birds use fear to motivate, procrastinators use fear to stagnate.
7 Tax Personality Types|Farnoosh Torabi|April 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The jury is still out on whether the tide will recede, stagnate or become a flood.
How Hillary Won Over India|M.J. Akbar|July 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The lowlands are flooded, and the waters reach to, and stagnate at the cottage door.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846|Various
This became a nightmare that threatened to stagnate the blood in his veins.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy
They never pullulate in slums or stagnate in solid rural settlements.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
As often as the water began to stagnate it was drained off and renewed.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
You lose all strength and vitality; you can stagnate and dream, but you can never live and work.
The Northern Light|E. Werner

British Dictionary definitions for stagnate

stagnate

/ (stæɡˈneɪt, ˈstæɡˌneɪt) /

verb

(intr) to be or to become stagnant

Derived forms of stagnate

stagnation, noun

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单词	stagnate
释义	stagnate [ stag-neyt ] / ˈstæg neɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stagnate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing. to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc. to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV. to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate. verb (used with object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing. to make stagnant. Origin of stagnate 1660–70; <Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre), equivalent to stāgn(um) pool of standing water + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM stagnate stag·na·tion, nounstag·na·to·ry [stag-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈstæg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·stag·nat·ing, adjective Words nearby stagnate Stagirite, stag line, stag movie, stagnant, stagnant anoxia, stagnate, stagnation, stagnation mastitis, stag night, stag party, stag's horn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stagnate In this scenario, productivity will rise, but wages may stagnate or decline. In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class\|Joel Kotkin\|August 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Anders Aslund says that “[t]he Russian economy was earlier set to stagnate, but now it is likely to contract.” Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy\|Michael Weiss\|March 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One crude indicator: life expectancy numbers have tended to stagnate in the U.S. in recent years. The Medicare Problem is the Healthcare Problem\|David Frum\|April 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And just as early birds use fear to motivate, procrastinators use fear to stagnate. 7 Tax Personality Types\|Farnoosh Torabi\|April 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The jury is still out on whether the tide will recede, stagnate or become a flood. How Hillary Won Over India\|M.J. Akbar\|July 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The lowlands are flooded, and the waters reach to, and stagnate at the cottage door. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846\|Various This became a nightmare that threatened to stagnate the blood in his veins. The Red Acorn\|John McElroy They never pullulate in slums or stagnate in solid rural settlements. The Old World in the New\|Edward Alsworth Ross As often as the water began to stagnate it was drained off and renewed. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2\|Hubert Howe Bancroft You lose all strength and vitality; you can stagnate and dream, but you can never live and work. The Northern Light\|E. Werner British Dictionary definitions for stagnate stagnate / (stæɡˈneɪt, ˈstæɡˌneɪt) / verb (intr) to be or to become stagnant Derived forms of stagnate stagnation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stagnate fester, stall, hibernate, languish, decline, decay, stultify, trammel, idle, stand, putrefy, stifle, rot, rust, vegetate, constipate, go to seed
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stagnate

verb (used without object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.

verb (used with object), stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing.

Origin of stagnate

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Example sentences from the Web for stagnate

British Dictionary definitions for stagnate

verb

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