STAGNATE

• (verb) be idle; exist in a changeless situation

  "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch", "He slugged in bed all morning"

  synonyms : idle , laze , slug

• (verb) cease to flow; stand without moving

  "Stagnating waters", "blood stagnates in the capillaries"

• (verb) cause to stagnate

  "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"

• (verb) stand still

  "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

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