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verb (used with object)
1.
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
2.
Pathology. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses.
3.
Obsolete. to heap together.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm.
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Congest
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| state of being restricted in movement |
| willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority |
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; see congeries), equivalent to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix
1530–40; < Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; see congeries), equivalent to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
con·gest·i·ble, adjective
con·ges·tive, adjective
non·con·ges·tive, adjective
pre·con·gest·ed, adjective
pre·con·ges·tive, adjective
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Word Origin & History
congest
1538, "to bring together" (trans.), from L. congestus, pp. of congerere "to bring together, pile up," from com- "together" + gerere "to carry, perform." Medical sense of "unnatural accumulation" (1758) led to transferred (intrans.) sense of "overcrowd" (1859).
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congest con·gest (kən-jěst')
v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests
To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in a vessel or an organ.
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