Stagnate

Stagnate
Stagnate Stag"nate (st[a^]g"n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stagnated} (-n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stagnating}.] [L. stagnatus, p. p. of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant, from stagnum a piece of standing water. See {Stank} a pool, and cf. {Stanch}, v. t.] 1. To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room. [1913 Webster]

2. To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates. [1913 Webster]

Ready-witted tenderness . . . never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Stagnate — Stag nate ( n[asl]t), a. Stagnant. [Obs.] A stagnate mass of vapors. Young. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stagnate — stag‧nate [stægˈneɪt ǁ ˈstægneɪt] verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if an economy or industry stagnates, it does not grow, or it grows only very slowly: • The construction industry is stagnating and there has been a steep fall in new orders. • a… …   Financial and business terms

  • stagnate — (v.) 1660s (implied in stagnation), from L. stagnatum, stagnatus, pp. of stagnare to stagnate, from stagnatum standing water, from PIE root *stag to seep drip (Cf. Gk. stazein to ooze, drip; see STALACTITE (Cf. stalactite)). Related: Stagnated; …   Etymology dictionary

  • stagnate — [stag′nāt΄] vi. stagnated, stagnating [< L stagnatus, pp. of stagnare, to stagnate < stagnum, pool, swamp, standing water < IE base * stag , to trickle, seep > Gr stazein, to drip] to be or become stagnant vt. to make stagnant… …   English World dictionary

  • stagnate — index languish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stagnate — [v] deteriorate by lack of action constipate, decay, decline, fester, go to seed*, hibernate, idle, languish, lie fallow, not move, putrefy, rot, rust, stall, stand, stand still, stifle, stultify, trammel, vegetate; concepts 698,748 Ant. grow,… …   New thesaurus

  • stagnate — ► VERB ▪ become stagnant. DERIVATIVES stagnation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • stagnate — UK [stæɡˈneɪt] / US [ˈstæɡˌneɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms stagnate : present tense I/you/we/they stagnate he/she/it stagnates present participle stagnating past tense stagnated past participle stagnated 1) to stay the same without growing… …   English dictionary

  • stagnate — stagnation, n. stagnatory /stag neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /stag nayt/, v.i., stagnated, stagnating. 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,… …   Universalium

  • stagnate — verb Stagnate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑economy, ↑income …   Collocations dictionary

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