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stagnate (v.)

1660s, from Latin stagnatum, stagnatus, past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water, pond, swamp," perhaps from a PIE root *stag- "to seep drip" (source also of Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated; stagnating.

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stalactite (n.)

"hanging formation of carbonite of lime from the roof of a cave," 1670s, Englished from Modern Latin stalactites (used 1654 by Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalaktos "dripping, oozing out in drops," from stalassein "to trickle," from PIE root *stag- "to seep, drip, drop" (source also of German stallen, Lithuanian telžiu, telžti "to urinate") + noun suffix -ite (1). Related: Stalactic; stalactitic.

stagnant (adj.)
1660s, from French stagnant (early 17c.), from Latin stagnantem (nominative stagnans), present participle of stagnare "to stagnate" (see stagnate). Related: Stagnancy (1650s); stagnantly.
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Definitions of stagnate

stagnate (v.)
stand still;
Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
stagnate (v.)
cause to stagnate;
There are marshes that stagnate the waters
stagnate (v.)
cease to flow; stand without moving;
blood stagnates in the capillaries
stagnate (v.)
be idle; exist in a changeless situation;
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
Synonyms: idle / laze / slug
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near stagnate

staggard

stagger

staggering

staging

stagnant

stagnate

stagnation

stagy

staid

stain

stainless

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