stagnate vs be

stagnate and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stagnate	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of stagnate; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than stagnate:

stagnate: cease to flow; stand without moving
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

As verbs, be is a hypernym of stagnate; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than stagnate:

stagnate: stand still
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

stagnate (verb)	be (verb)
be idle; exist in a changeless situation	spend or use time
cease to flow; stand without moving	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
stand still	have an existence, be extant
cause to stagnate	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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