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stagnate
[stag-neyt]
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing.
My mind is stagnating from too much TV.
to be or become sluggish and dull.
When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.
verb (used with object)
to make stagnant.
stagnate
/ stæɡˈneɪt, ˈstæɡˌneɪt /
verb
(intr) to be or to become stagnant
Other Word Forms
- stagnation noun
- stagnatory adjective
- unstagnating adjective
- ٲˈԲپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"There was a period when I thought I was stagnating," he tells BBC Sport.
Since 2013, however, the costs of living have risen sharply compared with stagnating wages.
The economy is stagnating, crime rates are sky-high as is corruption and unemployment, public services are largely dysfunctional and infrastructure is crumbling.
Even as Monterey County celebrates its successes in building model housing for H-2A guest workers, housing for the thousands of longtime farm laborers who are not part of the visa program continues to stagnate.
Household income growth would stagnate, which runs against government plans to boost domestic consumption.
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