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congest
[ kuhn-jest ]
/ kənˈdʒɛst /
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verb (used with object)
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
Pathology. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses.
Obsolete. to heap together.
verb (used without object)
to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm.
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congest
/ (kənˈdʒɛst) /
verb
to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
to overload or clog (an organ or part) with blood or (of an organ or part) to become overloaded or clogged with blood
(tr; usually passive) to block (the nose) with mucus
Derived forms of congest
congestible, adjectivecongestive, adjectiveWord Origin for congest
C16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries
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