What does stagnate mean?
Definitions for stagnate
ˈstæg neɪtstag·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
stagnateverb
stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
stagnateverb
cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
stagnateverb
cease to flow; stand without moving
"Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
idle, laze, slug, stagnateverb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
Wiktionary
stagnateverb
To cease motion, activity, or progress; to come to rest; to cease to advance or change; to become idle or cease to flow.
If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To STAGNATEverb
To lye motionless; to have no course or stream.
Etymology: stagnum, Latin.
The water which now arises must have all stagnated at the surface, and could never possibly have been refunded forth upon the earth, had not the strata been thus raised up. John Woodward.
The aliment moving through the capillary tubes stagnates, and unites itself to the vessel through which it flows. Arbuthn.
Where creeping waters ooze,
Where marshes stagnate. James Thomson.
ChatGPT
stagnate
To stagnate is to cease developing, progressing, or advancing. It often refers to a situation, environment, or condition that remains inactive, unchanging, or dull over a prolonged period. It can also relate to water or air that has no flow or movement, leading to an unpleasant smell or decay.
Webster Dictionary
Stagnateverb
to cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room
Stagnateverb
to cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates
Stagnateadjective
stagnant
Etymology: [L. stagnatus, p. p. of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant, from stagnum a piece of standing water. See Stank a pool, and cf. Stanch, v. t.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stagnate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stagnate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of stagnate in a Sentence
As birds and mosquitoes sought water, they came into closer contact and amplified the virus, particularly in urban areas. The lack of water could have caused some sources of water to stagnate, making the water sources more attractive for mosquitoes to lay eggs.
Government hiring has slowed down due to austerity measures, while at the same time the private sector has started to stagnate, there's just a shortage of jobs.
Just like water in an aquarium, a mind left to stagnate brings forth death to whichever life that dwells within it
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