stagnated English
Verb
(head)
(stagnate)
See also
* stagnant
stagnate English
Verb
( en-verb)
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
# To cease to flow or run.
- If the water stagnates , algae will grow.
# To be or become foul from standing.
- Air stagnates in a closed room.
# To cease to develop, advance or change; to become idle.
#* (rfdate), Walter Scott:
- Ready-witted tenderness never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.
#* 2003 , Ernest Verity, Get Wisdom (ISBN 1591606691), page 434:
- Listening to what others say, especially to what they teach, prevents our minds stagnating , thus promoting mental growth into old age.
Derived terms
* stagnant
* stagnation
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stagnate English
Verb
( en-verb)
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
# To cease to flow or run.
- If the water stagnates , algae will grow.
# To be or become foul from standing.
- Air stagnates in a closed room.
# To cease to develop, advance or change; to become idle.
#* (rfdate), Walter Scott:
- Ready-witted tenderness never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.
#* 2003 , Ernest Verity, Get Wisdom (ISBN 1591606691), page 434:
- Listening to what others say, especially to what they teach, prevents our minds stagnating , thus promoting mental growth into old age.
Derived terms
* stagnant
* stagnation
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