stagnate

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: stag=nate

CIDE DICTIONARY

stagnate, v. i. [L. stagnatus, p. p. of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant, from stagnum a piece of standing water. See Stank a pool, and cf. Stanch, v. t.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ready-witted tenderness . . . never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope."  [1913 Webster]

stagnate, a. 

 Stagnant.  Young.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stagnate, v.intr. be or become stagnant.

Derivative

stagnation n.

THESAURUS

stagnate

be a sideliner, be still, coast, constipate, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, delay, deteriorate, do nothing, drift, fust, go to pot, go to seed, hang fire, hibernate, idle, just be, languish, lie dormant, merely exist, moulder, not budge, not stir, pass the time, rest, rot, rust, sit back, sit it out, sleep, slumber, smolder, spoil, stifle, trammel, vegetate, wait and see, watch and wait

ROGET THESAURUS

stagnate

Quiescence

VB be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.