stagnate

Meaning

Verb

1. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
2. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
3. To cease motion, activity, or progress:

Adj

Stagnant.

Synonyms

come to a standstill

stop

🛑

slow down

be stagnant

slug

halt

idle

laze

draw up

pull up

stay

be idle

stall

check

dehydrate

delay

deposit

desiccate

detain

dry out

fail

falter

flag down

freeze

haul up

head off

hesitate

hold up

inactive

intercept

mould

pause

pull

pull over

putrefy

rancid

rein

remain

retain

retainer

retard

rot

set

settle

solidify

stagger

stammer

stanch

stiffen

still

Translations

stagner

stagnieren

estancarse

stilstaan

stagneren

ristagnare

stagnare

αδρανώ

sich stauen

estagnar

estancar

estancar-se

embassar-se

engorgar-se

stillstehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstæɡneɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).