stagnate

Meanings

• stand still
  • "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
• cause to stagnate
  • "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
• cease to flow; stand without moving
  • "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
• be idle; exist in a changeless situation
  • "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"

Synonyms

idle, laze, slug