— congestible , adj. — congestive , adj.
/keuhn jest"/ , v.t.
1. to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
2. Pathol. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses.
3. Obs. to heap together.
v.i.
4. to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm.
[ 1530-40; congestus (ptp. of congerere; see CONGERIES), equiv. to con- CON- + ges- (var. s. of gerere ) + -tus ptp. suffix ]