stagnate
Americanverb (used without object)
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to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
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to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
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to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing.
My mind is stagnating from too much TV.
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to be or become sluggish and dull.
When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- stagnation noun
- stagnatory adjective
- unstagnating adjective
Etymology
Origin of stagnate
1660–70; < Latin stāgnātus (past participle of stāgnāre ), equivalent to stāgn ( um ) pool of standing water + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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And even if you’ve got insurance, a lot of dentists don’t accept it because the reimbursements have stagnated as their costs have spiked.
From Los Angeles Times
And half of Northern Ireland's energy comes from renewables – a new support scheme was announced last year to support their expansion although there are concerns that local generation is stagnating.
From BBC
"We have been stagnating at these very low recycling rates for far too long."
From BBC
In January there were walkouts in other parts of the public sector, including universities and schools, in protest at issues ranging from staff shortages to stagnating wages.
From Barron's
But its war-time economic worries are mounting, with growth stagnating and a ballooning budget deficit as oil revenues -- choked by sanctions -- drop to a five-year low.
From Barron's
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