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stagnate

v.
US //ˈstæɡˌneɪt// UK //stæɡnˈeɪt// stag·nate
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Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

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