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Added 9 October 2026

stagnate

/ˈstæɡneɪt/ verb

Latin root: stāgnātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stagnate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.
Stagnating waters

Origin

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

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