stagnate.
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
Meaning & usage
To cease motion, activity, or progress: To cease to flow or run.
If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
To cease motion, activity, or progress: To be or become foul from standing.
Air stagnates in a closed room.
To cease motion, activity, or progress: To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
To stop the flowing or running of
To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).
Stagnant.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).
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