Both Uses of
stagnate
in
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
- a veritable body of death, stagnating, depressing, retarding every effort to advance the body politic.
Chpt 14 *stagnating = stopping movement and development
- It will see that it pays better, from every standpoint, to have healthy, vigorous life than to have that political stagnation which always results when one-half of the population has no share and no interest in the Government.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(stagnate) staying still or not developing