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Decongest

[dee-kuhn-jest]

de·con·gest

[dee-kuhn-jest]
verb (used with object)
to diminish or end the congestion of.

Origin:
1955–60; de- + congest, or by back formation from decongestant

de·con·ges·tion, noun
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decongest de·con·gest (dē'kən-jěst')
v. de·con·gest·ed, de·con·gest·ing, de·con·gests
To relieve congestion, such as of the sinuses.

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