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con·gest (kən-jĕst́)

[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together, com-, com-, + gerere, to carry.]

verb: -gest·ed, -gest·ing, -gests. 

transitive verb 

  1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
  2. Pathology To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

intransitive verb 

To become congested.

derivatives

con·geśtion
noun
con·geśtive
adjective