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Word entry · 8 letters

stagnate

Best crossword clue

"Stop developing"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈstæɡneɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaegnsttStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

Used in a sentence

  • If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
  • Air stagnates in a closed room.
  • Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.

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