decongest
verb /ˌdiːkənˈdʒest/
/ˌdiːkənˈdʒest/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decongest | /ˌdiːkənˈdʒest/ /ˌdiːkənˈdʒest/ |
| he / she / it decongests | /ˌdiːkənˈdʒests/ /ˌdiːkənˈdʒests/ |
| past simple decongested | /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪd/ /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪd/ |
| past participle decongested | /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪd/ /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪd/ |
| -ing form decongesting | /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪŋ/ /ˌdiːkənˈdʒestɪŋ/ |
- decongest something to make a place less full of people or traffic
- The new driving restrictions are being introduced in a bid to decongest the city.
- decongest something (medical) to make a part of somebody's body less blocked with blood or mucus
- The medicine will decongest your nose and soothe your throat at the same time.