Stagnate
11stagnate — verb Stagnate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑economy, ↑income …
12stagnate — North Country (Newcastle) Words to sstonish: I ll stagnate her wi my story …
13stagnate — stag|nate [stægˈneıt US ˈstægneıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of stagnare, from stagnum [i] area of water that is not flowing ] to stop developing or making progress ▪ Growth is expected to stagnate next year. ▪ His… …
14stagnate — verb 1) obstructions allow water to stagnate Syn: stop flowing, become stagnant, become trapped; stand; become foul, become stale; fester, putrefy Ant: flow 2) exports stagnated Syn …
15stagnate — intransitive verb (stagnated; stagnating) Etymology: Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water Date: 1661 to become or remain stagnant • stagnation noun …
16stagnate — verb To cease motion, activity, or progress; to come to rest; to cease to advance or change; to become idle or cease to flow. If the water stagnates, algae will grow …
17stagnate — Synonyms and related words: be a sideliner, be still, coast, constipate, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, delay, deteriorate, do nothing, drift, fust, go to pot, go to seed, hang fire, hibernate, idle, just be, languish, lie dormant, merely …
18stagnate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deteriorate, rot, putrefy; see decay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stand, idle, stop, be motionless, lie still, go stale, die, rot, decay, putrefy, deteriorate, stink. ANT.: move, flow, freshen …
19stagnate — stag|nate [ stæg,neıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to stay the same without growing or developing: My career was stagnating and I knew it was time for a move. 2. ) if water stagnates, it does not flow and becomes dirty …
20stagnate — [[t]stægne͟ɪt, AM stæ̱gneɪt[/t]] stagnates, stagnating, stagnated VERB (disapproval) If something such as a business or society stagnates, it stops changing or progressing. Industrial production is stagnating... His career had stagnated. Derived… …
