definition of
stagnate

[1] #1 stagnate v. stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy". wn

[2] #2 stagnate v. cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters". wn

[3] #3 stagnate v. cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries". wn

[4] #4 stagnate v. [idle, laze, slug] be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning". wn