stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
stagnated
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past participleof stagnate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stagnate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stagnateverb (used without object)to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
Example Sentences
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While inflation rates have been increasing this year, the rates on many high-yield savings accounts have largely stagnated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The property crisis drags on and home prices have stagnated, dissuading would-be buyers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
While life expectancy has stagnated, in more than 90% of areas, healthy life expectancy has dropped below the state pension age, with Britons now living about a quarter of their lives in poor health.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Berkeley’s ability to exploit its increasingly inventive faculty’s work stagnated under this lumbering regime until 1931, when Sproul met Frederick Cottrell.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
