stagnate
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for stagnate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To stop moving, working, or making progress.
Synonyms
Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To stop moving, working, or making progress.
“If the water stagnates, algae will grow.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, the past participle of stāgnō ("cover the land as a lake, stagnate"), from stāgnum ("pond, swamp").
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