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Definitions for Congest
[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.
[4] to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm.
[5] to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
[6] to overload or clog (an organ or part) with blood or (of an organ or part) to become overloaded or clogged with blood
[7] (tr; usually passive) to block (the nose) with mucus
Words related to Congest
overburden, choke, overcrowd, plug, crowd, dam, filled, block, pack
Words nearby Congest
congenital syphilis, congenital total lipodystrophy, congenital valve, conger, congeries, congest, congested, congestion, congestion charging, congestive, congestive heart failure
Origin of Congest
1530–40; < Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; see congeries), equivalent to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere ) + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from Congest
con·gest·i·ble , adjective
con·ges·tive , adjective
non·con·ges·tive , adjective
pre·con·gest·ed , adjective
pre·con·ges·tive , adjective
su·per·con·gest·ed , adjective
un·con·gest·ed , adjective
un·con·ges·tive , adjective
Word origin for Congest
C16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries
Synonyms for Congest
choke, overburden, overcrowd, block, crowd, dam, filled, pack, plug, clog up