Definition of stagnate
Verbs
stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
cease to flow; stand without moving
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
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work
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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do work
be employed
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moon, moon around, moon on
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
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ride the bench, warm the bench
be out of the game
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daydream, moon
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
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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
be lazy or idle
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lie about, lie around
hang around idly
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