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Webster 1913 Edition


Congest

Con-gest′

(#)
,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Congest

CONGEST

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to bear.] To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate.