stagnate
pronunciation
How to pronounce stagnate in British English:
UK [stæɡˈneɪt]
How to pronounce stagnate in American English:
US [ˈstæɡneɪt]
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- Verb:
- stand still
- cause to stagnate
- cease to flow; stand without moving
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Word Origin
- 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" (cognates: Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated; stagnating.
Example
- 1. Then there are times when we stagnate .
- 2. All organisms and companies eventually stagnate and die .
- 3. If the economy continues to stagnate we could see darker days for art collectors .
- 4. In the next few years , the nation 's wealth will either stagnate or shrink .
- 5. Otherwise , the project can stagnate and people on your team can lose momentum .