Definitions for stagnate
ˈstæg neɪtstag·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stagnateverb

   stand still

   "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

2. stagnateverb

   cause to stagnate

   "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"

3. stagnateverb

   cease to flow; stand without moving

   "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"

4. idle, laze, slug, stagnateverb

   be idle; exist in a changeless situation

   "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stagnateverb

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To STAGNATEverb

   To lye motionless; to have no course or stream.

   Etymology: stagnum, Latin.

   The water which now arises must have all stagnated at the surface, and could never possibly have been refunded forth upon the earth, had not the strata been thus raised up. John Woodward.

   The aliment moving through the capillary tubes stagnates, and unites itself to the vessel through which it flows. Arbuthn.

   Where creeping waters ooze,
   Where marshes stagnate. James Thomson.

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1. stagnate

   To stagnate is to cease developing, progressing, or advancing. It often refers to a situation, environment, or condition that remains inactive, unchanging, or dull over a prolonged period. It can also relate to water or air that has no flow or movement, leading to an unpleasant smell or decay.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stagnateverb

   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

2. Stagnateverb

   to cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates

3. Stagnateadjective

   stagnant

4. Etymology: [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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stagnate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stagnate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stagnate in a Sentence

1. Steffen Hertog:

   Government hiring has slowed down due to austerity measures, while at the same time the private sector has started to stagnate, there's just a shortage of jobs.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   Just like water in an aquarium, a mind left to stagnate brings forth death to whichever life that dwells within it

3. Karen Smith:

   As birds and mosquitoes sought water, they came into closer contact and amplified the virus, particularly in urban areas. The lack of water could have caused some sources of water to stagnate, making the water sources more attractive for mosquitoes to lay eggs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stagnate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stagnate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stagnate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate