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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stag•nate /ˈstægneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to cease to run or flow, as water or air.
- to become bad-smelling from standing, as a pool of water.
- to stop progressing:was just stagnating in his job.
stag•na•tion /stægˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stag•nate (stag′nāt),USA pronunciation v.i., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - 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.
v.t. - to make stagnant.
- Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre), equivalent. to stāgn(um) pool of standing water + -ātus -ate1
- 1660–70;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stagnate /stæɡˈneɪt; ˈstæɡˌneɪt/ vb - (intransitive) to be or to become stagnant
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