Stagnate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstæɡneɪt|  American pronunciation of the word stagnate
Brit.  |stæɡˈneɪt|  British pronunciation of the word 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
blood stagnates in the capillaries
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation (syn: idle, laze, slug)
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch

Extra examples

The water stagnates and corrupts during those months in which the rains intermit.

The blood accumulates and stagnates in the capillaries and veins.

Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy

There are marshes that stagnate the waters

The old man sat and stagnated on his porch

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stagnate
he/she/it: stagnates
present participle: stagnating
past tense: stagnated
past participle: stagnated
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