stagnate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stag·nate [stagnate stagnates stagnated stagnating] BrE [stæɡˈneɪt] NAmE [ˈstæɡneɪt] verb
1. intransitive to stop developing or making progress
•Profits have stagnated.
•I feel I'm stagnating in this job.
•Businesses must adapt to change or stagnate.
2. intransitive to be or become ↑stagnant
•The water in the pond was stagnating.
Derived Word: ↑stagnation
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Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnat- ‘settled as a still pool’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  idle, laze, slug