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   stagnate

   /staɡˈneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of water or air) cease to flow or move; become stagnant. Similar stop flowingbecome stagnantbecome trappedstandbecome foulbecome stalefesterputrefyOpposite flow
   • ▪ cease developing; become inactive or dull: "teaching can easily stagnate into a set of routines" Similar become stagnantdo nothingstand stillbe sluggishlie dormantbe inertlanguishdeclinedeterioratefallOpposite riseboom

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin stagnat- ‘settled as a still pool’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.

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