— stagnation , n. — stagnatory /stag"neuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/stag"nayt/ , v.i. , 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.
v.t.
5. to make stagnant.
[ 1660-70; stagnatus (ptp. of stagnare ), equiv. to stagn ( um ) pool of standing water + -atus -ATE 1 ]