v. t. [ L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See Gerund. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

To what will thy congested guilt amount? Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. (Bot.) Crowded together. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperæmic; -- said of any part of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. congestio: cf. F. congestion. ] 1. The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The congestion of dead bodies one upon another. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperæmia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever. [ 1913 Webster ]