Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Stagnate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
2
cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
3
cease to flow; stand without moving
"Stagnating waters"
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
4
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
5
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
Example Sentences
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
verb
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
verb
"Stagnating waters"
verb
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
verb
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
verb
"He slugged in bed all morning"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)