What does stagnate mean?
Stagnate means (intransitive) To cease motion, activity, or progress:.
Stagnate
/ˈstæɡneɪt/ · verb
Meaning
(intransitive) To cease motion, activity, or progress:.
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive) To cease motion, activity, or progress:
- To stop the flowing or running of
- To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
- Stagnant.
Example Sentences
These poor people cannot go to mountains in the later summer and the early autumn to escape the miasm, and no legislative body has any moral right by undertaking improvements, to stagnate the river marshes.
The myths and values of history have determined our consciousness, have destroyed our wholeness, Mind, experienced as separate from and superior to the body has all but closed our senses and ultimately stagnated the mind.
Synonyms for stagnate
Antonyms for stagnate
Related Words
Word Forms
- stagnates
- stagnating
- stagnated
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for stagnate?
Common synonyms include idle, laze.
What is the opposite of stagnate?
Possible antonyms include work.
How do you use stagnate in a sentence?
These poor people cannot go to mountains in the later summer and the early autumn to escape the miasm, and no legislative body has any moral right by undertaking improvements, to stagnate the river marshes.
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