Stagnate Definition & Meaning
stagnate
- verb
- stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
- cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
- cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
"Stagnate" in song lyrics
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"But pain leads to gain so we dare not stagnate"
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- What does stagnate mean?
- stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy" cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters" cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries" be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
- What part of speech is stagnate?
- Stagnate is a verb.
- How many definitions does stagnate have?
- Stagnate has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).