stagnate meaning

UK US /ˈstæɡneɪt/ 2 syllables

stagnate (verb): stand still.

stagnate has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

stagnate as a verb

  1. stand still
    • Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy

    Type of: be

    Related forms: stagnant, stagnation

  2. cause to stagnate
    • There are marshes that stagnate the waters

    Type of: change

    Related forms: stagnant, stagnation, stagnancy

  3. cease to flow; stand without moving
    • Stagnating waters
    • blood stagnates in the capillaries

    Type of: be

    Related forms: stagnant, stagnation, stagnancy

  4. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
    • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
    • He slugged in bed all morning

    Synonyms: idle, laze, slug

    Kinds: moon, ride the bench, daydream, bum, lie about

    Related forms: stagnation, stagnancy

How to pronounce stagnate

stagnate is pronounced /ˈstæɡneɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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