stagnate

Verb

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation
  • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
    
  • He slugged in bed all morning
    

• cease to flow; stand without moving
  • Stagnating waters
    
  • blood stagnates in the capillaries
    

• cause to stagnate
  • There are marshes that stagnate the waters
    

• stand still
  • Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  idle , laze , slug