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congest definition

con·gest (kən jest′)

transitive verb

    1. to cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
    2. to clog with mucus or other bodily fluid her sinuses were congested
  2. to fill to excess; overcrowd a congested highway

Etymology: < L congestus, pp. of congerere, to bring together, pile up < com-, together + gerere, to carry, perform

intransitive verb

to become congested

Related Forms:

  • congestion con·ges′·tion (-jes′c̸hən) noun
  • congestive con·ges′·tive (-jes′tiv) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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