stagnate

Verb

Verb Forms: stagnated, stagnating, stagnates

• To cease to flow or move; to become inactive or dull.
• stand still
  • "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
• cause to stagnate
  • "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
• cease to flow; stand without moving
  • "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
• be idle; exist in a changeless situation
  • "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
• To cease motion, activity, or progress:
• To cease to flow or run.
• To cease motion, activity, or progress:
• To be or become foul from standing.
• To cease motion, activity, or progress:
• To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

Adj

• Stagnant.

Examples

• If you don’t use your high-point tiles, your game will stagnate.

Synonyms

idle, laze, slug, stand

Antonyms

work