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stag·nate (-nāt′)
intransitive verb stagnated -·nat′ed, stagnating -·nat′·ing
to be or become stagnant
Etymology: < L stagnatus, pp. of stagnare, to stagnate < stagnum, pool, swamp, standing water < IE base *stag-, to trickle, seep > Gr stazein, to drip
transitive verb
to make stagnant
Related Forms:
- stagnation stag·na′·tion noun
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