yvlog

Advertisement

View synonyms for

stagnate

[ stag-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

stagnated, stagnating.
  1. to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
  2. to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
  3. to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing:

    My mind is stagnating from too much TV.

  4. to be or become sluggish and dull:

    When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.



verb (used with object)

stagnated, stagnating.
  1. to make stagnant.

stagnate

/ stæɡˈneɪt; ˈstæɡˌneɪt /

verb

  1. intr to be or to become stagnant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ٲˈԲپDz, noun
Discover More

Other yvlog Forms

  • ٲ·ԲtDz noun
  • ٲ·Բ·ٴ· [stag, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • ܲ·ٲn·Բ adjective
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stagnate1

1660–70; < Latin 岵ٳܲ (past participle of ), equivalent to ( um ) pool of standing water + -ٳܲ -ate 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The 43-year-old says that even things like ketchup have doubled in price in the last few years, while wages are stagnating.

From

Combined with how performances have stagnated on the pitch, particularly in the field and the inability to perform under pressure, Edwards has got her work cut out.

From

The more this happens, the less money they make, hiring slows, wages stagnate and economic momentum grinds to a halt.

From

Without tariffs, the bank forecasts the German economy will stagnate but still grow, by about 0.2%, he added.

From

The euro area economy also stagnated while lower UK productivity numbers have affected the forecast.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement