# stagnate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstæɡneɪt/ · frequency rank #53,871

## Definitions
1. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
2. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
3. To cease motion, activity, or progress:

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stagnate