Usually means: Reduce or eliminate congestion or blockage.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word decongest:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. decongest: Merriam-Webster
  2. decongest: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. decongest: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. decongest: Collins English Dictionary
  5. decongest: Wordnik
  6. decongest: Wiktionary
  7. decongest: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. decongest: Dictionary.com
  9. decongest: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. decongest: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. decongest: Medical dictionary

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▸ verb:  To free from congestion.

Similar:
unconstrict, deobstruct, deconcoct, unclog, debottleneck, deliver, deconcentrate, declog, deconfuse, decompress, more...

Opposite:
congest, clog, block, jam, obstruct

Types:
Afrin, Neosynephrine, Sudafed, Pseudoephedrine, more...

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Similar:
unconstrict, deobstruct, deconcoct, unclog, debottleneck, deliver, deconcentrate, declog, deconfuse, decompress, more...

Opposite:
congest, clog, block, jam, obstruct

Types:
Afrin, Neosynephrine, Sudafed, Pseudoephedrine, more...



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