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Webster 1913 Edition
Stagnate
Stag′nate
(stăg′nāt)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stagnated
(-nā̍-tĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stagnating
.] 1.
To cease to flow; to be motionless;
as, blood
; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; stagnates
in the veins of an animalas, air
. stagnates
in a close room2.
To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive;
as, commerce
. stagnates
; business stagnates
Ready-witted tenderness . . . never
stagnates
in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope. Sir W. Scott.
Stag′nate
(-nā̍t)
, Adj.
Stagnant.
[Obs.]
“A stagnate mass of vapors.” Young.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stagnate
STAGNATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; air stagnates in a close room.2.
To cease to move; not to be agitated. Water that stagnates in a pond or reservoir, soon becomes foul.3.
To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.Definition 2024
stagnate
stagnate
English
Verb
stagnate (third-person singular simple present stagnates, present participle stagnating, simple past and past participle stagnated)
- To cease motion, activity, or progress:
- (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
- If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
- (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.
- Air stagnates in a closed room.
- To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
- (Can we date this quote?), Walter Scott:
- Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.
- 2003, Ernest Verity, Get Wisdom (ISBN 1591606691), page 434:
- Listening to what others say, especially to what they teach, prevents our minds stagnating, thus promoting mental growth into old age.
- (Can we date this quote?), Walter Scott:
- (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
Derived terms
Translations
to cease activity