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Definition of Stagnate
1. Verb. Stand still. "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
2. Verb. Cause to stagnate. "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
3. Verb. Cease to flow; stand without moving. "Blood stagnates in the capillaries"
4. Verb. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation. "He slugged in bed all morning"
Specialized synonyms: Moon, Moon Around, Moon On, Ride The Bench, Warm The Bench, Daydream, Moon, Arse About, Arse Around, Bum, Bum About, Bum Around, Frig Around, Fuck Off, Loaf, Loll, Loll Around, Lounge About, Lounge Around, Waste One's Time, Lie About, Lie Around
Derivative terms: Idler, Idling, Slug, Sluggard, Stagnancy, Stagnation
Antonyms: Work
Definition of Stagnate
1. v. i. 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.
2. a. Stagnant.
Definition of Stagnate
1. to become stagnant [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES] - See also: stagnant
Medical Definition of Stagnate
1. 1. 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. 2. To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates. "Ready-witted tenderness . . . Never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: L. Stagnatus, p.p. Of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant, from stagnum a piece of standing water. See Stank a pool, and cf. Stanch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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