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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·gest ETYMOLOGY Latin congestus, past participle of congerere to bring together, from com- + gerere to bear DATE 1599 transitive verb 1. to concentrate in a small or narrow space 2. to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (as an organ or part) 3. clog traffic congested the highways intransitive verb : to become congested English Etymology congest 1538, "to bring together" (trans.), from L. congestus, pp. of congerere "to bring together, pile up," from com- "together" + gerere "to carry, perform." Medical sense of "unnatural accumulation" (1758) led to transferred (intrans.) sense of "overcrowd" (1859). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: FILL 1, block, choke, clog, close, obstruct, occlude, plug, stop, stopperWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·gest I. \kənˈjest\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin congestus, past participle of congerere to bring together, from com- + gerere to bear, carry — more at cast transitive verb 1. obsolete : to gather into a mass : collect , amass 2. : to overcrowd, overburden, or fill to excess so as to obstruct (as movement) or hinder (as the functioning of an organ) : clog , choke < convoys congested all arterial highways > < the illness congested his lungs > : concentrate especially by constricting or crowding in a small or narrow space < motor transportation … has succeeded the railroad as the most powerful tool for either distributing or congesting the population — Lewis Mumford > intransitive verb : to crowd or mass together (as in a small or narrow space) < clutched each other and congested in hard knots — Robert Hazel > II. \ˈkänˌjest\ noun (-s) Irish : an inhabitant of a congested district |
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