stagnate

/stˈæɡnˌeɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. stand still
   “Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy”
2. cause to stagnate
   “There are marshes that stagnate the waters”
3. cease to flow; stand without moving
   “Stagnating waters”
4. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
   “The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”

Synonyms for stagnate

• idle
• laze
• slug

Words that rhyme with stagnate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate