stagnate
English
Pronunciation
Verb
stagnate (third-person singular simple present stagnat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle stagnated)
- To cease motion, activity, or progress:
- (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
- If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
- (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.
- Air stagnates in a closed room.
- To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
- 1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock
- Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.
- 2003, Ernest Verity, Get Wisdom →ISBN, page 434:
- Listening to what others say, especially to what they teach, prevents our minds stagnating, thus promoting mental growth into old age.
- 1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock
- (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
Derived terms
Translations
to cease activity
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
stagnate
- second-person plural present indicative of stagnare
- second-person plural imperative of stagnare
- feminine plural of stagnato