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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•gest (kən jest′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to fill to excess;
overcrowd or overburden;
clog:The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move. - Pathologyto cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel):The cold congested her sinuses.
- [Obs.]to heap together.
v.i. - to become congested:His throat congested with phlegm.
- Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; see congeries), equivalent. to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1530–40
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