English Explanatory Dictionary

stagnate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
  2. To cease to flow or run.
  3. To be or become foul from standing.
  4. To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
  5. To stop the flowing or running of
  6. To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
adj
  1. Stagnant.

Pronunciation

/ˈstæɡneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stagnate.wav

Word forms

stagnate stagnates stagnating stagnated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

Synonyms

stand

Derived words

stagnant stagnation stagnative unstagnating

Translations

Bulgarian: бездействам Bulgarian: застоявам се French: stagner Galician: estiñar Galician: estañar German: stagnieren Greek: λιμνάζω Hungarian: stagnál Hungarian: pang Hungarian: megreked Italian: ristagnare Italian: fermare Macedonian: застојува Macedonian: стагнира Malayalam: കെട്ടിക്കിടക്കുക Māori: whakamārari Persian: راکد شدن Portuguese: estagnar Spanish: estancar Swedish: stagnera Tamil: தேங்கு Tày: ắng Tày: ử
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