Verb
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be idle
exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
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cease to flow
stand without moving
"Stagnating waters"
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
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cause to stagnate
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
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stand still
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"