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Stagnate

Stag′nate

(stăg′nāt)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stagnated
(-nā̍-tĕd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stagnating
.]
[L.
stagnatus
, p. p. of
stagnare
to stagnate, make stagnant, from
stagnum
a piece of standing water. See
Stank
a pool, and cf.
Stanch
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
To cease to flow; to be motionless;
as, blood
stagnates
in the veins of an animal
; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion;
as, air
stagnates
in a close room
.
2.
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.
[L.]
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.

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