Stagnate(a.) Stagnant.
Stagnate(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.
Stagnate(v. t.) To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.
Stagnated(imp. & p. p.) of Stagnate
Stagnating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stagnate
Stagnation(n.) The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors.
Stagnation(n.) The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.
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