stagnate

/'stægneit/
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stagnate

The water in the old pond began to stagnate.

Definition

  1. Intransitive Verb:

    • To become inactive, sluggish, or not developing: To cease to flow, move, or progress; to remain in a state of dullness or lack of change.
    • To be or become foul or stale from lack of motion: Often used for water or air that is not moving and becomes unpleasant.

  2. Transitive Verb:

    • To cause to become stagnant: To make something stop flowing or developing.
Examples of Usage

  • Intransitive Verb:

    • Without new challenges, his career began to stagnate.
    • The water in the old pond stagnates, creating a bad smell.
    • If we don't innovate, our sales will stagnate.

  • Transitive Verb:

    • The dam stagnates the river upstream.
    • Poor management can stagnate a company's growth.
Advanced Usage
  • Economic/Political Context: Used to describe a lack of growth or progress in systems.
    • The peace talks have stagnated for months with no new proposals.
  • Personal/Professional Development: Describes a state of being stuck without advancement.
    • She felt her skills were stagnating in her current role.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stagnant (Adjective): Not flowing or moving; showing no activity.
    • The stagnant air in the room was hard to breathe.
    • A stagnant economy.
  • Stagnation (Noun): The state of being stagnant.
    • The stagnation of the project was frustrating for the team.
Synonyms
  • Idle: To spend time doing nothing.
  • Languish: To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time.
  • Stand still: To stop moving or progressing.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Stagnate" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed by the verb itself.)

Related Idioms
  • To be in a rut: To be stuck in a boring situation or job that is hard to change.
    • I need a new job; I feel like I'm in a rut and my career is stagnating.
stagnate

The water in the old pond began to stagnate.

Verb
  1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
    • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
    • He slugged in bed all morning
  2. cease to flow; stand without moving
    • Stagnating waters
    • blood stagnates in the capillaries
  3. cause to stagnate
    • There are marshes that stagnate the waters
  4. stand still
    • Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy

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