stagnate
VERB
/stægneɪt/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
stagnate is a valid 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1G2N1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does stagnate mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Be idle; exist in a changeless situation.
“The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”
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2
Cause to stagnate.
“There are marshes that stagnate the waters”
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3
Cease to flow; stand without moving.
“blood stagnates in the capillaries”
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4
Stand still.
“Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy”
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