stagnate

Meanings

Verb

stand still
- "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
cause to stagnate
- "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
cease to flow; stand without moving
- "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
To cease to flow or run.
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
To be or become foul from standing.
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

Adj

Stagnant.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

Synonyms

idle, laze, slug, stand

Antonyms

work

Scrabble Score: 9

stagnate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stagnate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stagnate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

stagnate is a valid Words With Friends word