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con⋅gest

  [kuhn-jest]
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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.
Origin:
1530–40; < L congestus (ptp. of congerere; see congeries ), equiv. to con- con- + ges- (var. s. of gerere) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
con⋅gest⋅i⋅ble, adjective
con⋅ges⋅tive, adjective
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con·gest   (kən-jěst')   
v.   con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests

v.   tr.
  1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
  2. Pathology To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).
v.   intr.
To become congested.

[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]
con·ges'tion n., con·ges'tive adj.
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Congested

Con*gest"ed\, a. 1. (Bot.) Crowded together. --Gray.

2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyper[ae]mic; -- said of any part of the body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : congested
Spanish: colapsado, congestionado,
German: überfüllt,
Japanese: 大混雑した
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Main Entry: con·gest·ed
Pronunciation: k&n-'jes-t&d
Function: adjective
: containing an excessive accumulation of blood : HYPEREMIC <congested mucous membranes>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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congested con·gest·ed (kən-jěs'tĭd)
adj.
Affected with or characterized by congestion.

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