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stagnate

verb

1 stagnate

Stand still.

Roget 265: be quiescent etc. adj.; stand still, lie still; keep quiet, repose, hold the breath.    remain, stay; stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, ... show more

Dutch: stagneren

2 stagnate

Cause to stagnate.

3 stagnate

Cease to flow; stand without moving.

4 stagnate

Be idle; exist in a changeless situation:
— The old man sat and stagnated on his porch.

synonyms: idle, laze, slug.

Dutch: luieren


Moby thesaurus: be a sideliner, be still, coast, constipate, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, delay, deteriorate, do nothing, drift, fust, go to pot, go to seed, hang fire, hibernate, idle, just be, languish ... show more.

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