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stagnate definition

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

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