stagnate

stagnate
Synonyms and related words:
be a sideliner, be still, coast, constipate, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, delay, deteriorate, do nothing, drift, fust, go to pot, go to seed, hang fire, hibernate, idle, just be, languish, lie dormant, merely exist, moulder, not budge, not stir, pass the time, rest, rot, rust, sit back, sit it out, sleep, slumber, smolder, spoil, stifle, trammel, vegetate, wait and see, watch and wait

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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 (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} …   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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