Hypertext Webster Gateway: "congest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Congest \Con*gest"\, v. t. [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to
bring together; con- + gerere. See {Gerund}.]
1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring
together; to accumulate.

To what will thy congested guilt amount?
--Blackmore.

2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp.
the capillaries) of an organ or part.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

congest
v : become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
{clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {choke}, {foul}]
[ant: {unclog}]


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