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US
/ˈstæɡˌneɪt/
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[ UK /stæɡnˈeɪt/ ]
[ UK /stæɡnˈeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
cease to flow; stand without moving
blood stagnates in the capillaries
Stagnating waters -
cause to stagnate
There are marshes that stagnate the waters -
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
He slugged in bed all morning
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch -
stand still
Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
How To Use stagnate In A Sentence
- Unreformed, the modern welfare state will stagnate under its own weight. Times, Sunday Times
- We'll just stagnate, and there could be nothing for Fisticuffs or Oliver or Isa, to take over. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
- Should we continue to stagnate or retrogress while the rest of the world moves forward? ANC Daily News Briefing
- As the Protestant middle classes began to withdraw from Unionist politics, the quality of the candidates sank and the party stagnated.
- This is a good town and I want to see it grow, not stagnate. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
- The economy stagnated in the second quarter as the global slowdown hit exports and manufacturing, even as consumer spending picked up.
- Growth is expected to stagnate next year.
- Labour will preserve and enhance York's wonderful historic and green environment, while ensuring the city does not stagnate.
- The growth of recent years has relied on the public sector and the consumer, while manufacturing has stagnated.
- Potentially, an economy can stagnate until the crisis eases by sufficient liquidity coming back into general circulation.
