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stagnate

/ stagnate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cease to flow; stand without moving
"Stagnating waters"
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
Type of:
be
Derived:
stagnation stagnancy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
Type of:
change
Derived:
stagnation stagnancy doldrums
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
Type of:
be
Derived:
stagnation stagnancy doldrums
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
Opposites:
work
Kinds of:
moon moon around moon on ride the bench warm the bench
Derived:
stagnation stagnancy doldrums sluggard slug
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
21
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