Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Stalemate has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
"reached an impasse on the negotiations"
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
subject to a stalemate
To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.