Stagnate
verb (used without object), stagnated, stagnating.
1.
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
2.
to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
3.
to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing:
My mind is stagnating from too much TV.
4.
to be or become sluggish and dull:
When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.
verb (used with object), stagnated, stagnating.
5.
to make stagnant.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to be or to become stagnant
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