Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Stop developing”8 letters
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