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| Main Entry: |
stagnate
 [stag-neyt] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deteriorate by lack of action |
| Synonyms: | constipate, decay, decline, fester, go to seed, hibernate, idle, languish, lie fallow, not move, putrefy, rot, rust, stall, stand, stand still, stifle, stultify, trammel, vegetate |
| Antonyms: | grow, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | stifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, restrain |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke, check, choke, choke back, clam up, clamp down, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down, curb, dry up, extinguish, gag, hold it down, hush, hush up, kill*, muffle, muzzle, put the lid on, repress, shut up, silence, sit on, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stagnate, stop, strangle, stultify, suffocate, suppress, torpedo, trammel |
| Antonyms: | encourage, help, persuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vegetate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very passive |
| Synonyms: | be inert, decay, deteriorate, exist, go to pot, go to seed, hibernate, idle, languish, loaf, pass time, stagnate, weaken |
| Antonyms: | activate, carry out, do |
Example Sentences
- While over regulated countries stagnate in their own bureaucracy.
- Higher savings might bring down our trade deficit, but growth would still stagnate.
- When the downpour stops, puddles stagnate and become hatcheries for mosquitoes.
| Main Entry: | veg out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relax slothfully |
| Synonyms: | lie dormant, relax, stagnate, vegetate |
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