stagnate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

come to a standstill

stop

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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

stumble

switch off

thwart

leave over

tumble

turn off

turn out

vegetate

rein in

stop moving

stop over

be sluggish

become musty

be sedimented

be precipitated

deboost

air

be stationary

be static

be unmoving

brake application

come to standstill

bring to a deadlock

abut

arrest

astonish

be delayed

brake

braking

bring up

cage

conk

cut

cut off

decay

decelerate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstæɡneɪt/

Etymology

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