Associations to the word «Stagnate»

Wiktionary

STAGNATE, verb. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
STAGNATE, verb. (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.
STAGNATE, verb. (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.
STAGNATE, verb. To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

Dictionary definition

STAGNATE, verb. Stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy".
STAGNATE, verb. Cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters".
STAGNATE, verb. Cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries".
STAGNATE, verb. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy