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Examples of stagnate in a Sentence
a puddle of stagnating water
Origin and Etymology of stagnate
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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stagnate
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: to stop developing, progressing, moving, etc. : to be or become stagnant
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stagnated
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: to be or become inactive or still Business has stagnated.
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