Stagnate

  • 21stagnate — stag·nate || stægneɪt v. cease to flow, stop moving; become foul from standing; become inactive or sluggish, stop developing …

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  • 22stagnate — [stag neɪt, stagneɪt] verb become stagnant. Derivatives stagnation noun Origin C17: from L. stagnat , stagnare settle as a still pool , from stagnum pool …

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  • 23stagnate — v. n. 1. Be stagnant, stand still. 2. Be dull, be inactive …

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  • 24stagnate — verb (I) to stop developing or making progress: a stagnating economy | I don t want to spend the rest of my life stagnating in that office. stagnation noun (U): economic stagnation …

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  • 25stagnate — v 1. rot, decompose, decay, spoil, putrefy; fester, suppurate, Pathol. maturate; deteriorate, degenerate, decline, worsen, go to seed, go to pot; smell, stink, reek; stale, sour. 2. idle, lie idle, slumber, loaf, vegetate, rest; languish, laze,… …

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  • 26stagnate — stag·nate …

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  • 27stagnate — [stægˈneɪt] verb [I] 1) to stay the same without growing or developing 2) if water stagnates, it does not flow and becomes dirty stagnation [stægˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …

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  • 28stagnate — stag•nate [[t]ˈstæg neɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to cease to run or flow, as water or air 2) to become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water 3) to stop developing or progressing 4) to become sluggish and dull • Etymology: 1660–70; …

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  • 29stagnate — /ˈstægneɪt / (say stagnayt), /stægˈneɪt / (say stag nayt) verb (i) (stagnated, stagnating) 1. to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc. 2. to become foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3. to become inactive, sluggish, or dull. 4. to make… …

  • 30stagnate — /stæg neɪt/ verb not to increase, not to make progress ● The economy is stagnating. ● After six hours the talks were stagnating …

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