stagnate meaning and definition

STAGNATE verb

Definition of stagnate (verb)

1. stand still
   • "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
2. cause to stagnate
   • "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
3. cease to flow; stand without moving
   • "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
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
   • antonym: work