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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
