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Congest vs Confest - What's the difference?

congest | confest |

As verbs the difference between congest and confest

is that congest is to overfill or overcrowd while confest is (archaic|or|poetic) (confess).

As a noun congest

is (ireland'', ''scotland ) a tenant living on land whose resources do not support him adequately.

congest

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Ireland'', ''Scotland ) a tenant living on land whose resources do not support him adequately.
    • The large farmer's land was divided among adjoining congests .
  • * 1937 , (Richard Walsh) constituency of South Mayo, Dáil Éireann - 21 April, 1937: Acquisition of Mayo Lands for Relief of Congestion.
    • Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Lands...if he will state the cause of the delay in having these lands divided amongst local congests .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overfill or overcrowd.

    • Related terms

    * congestion * decongestant

    confest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic, or, poetic) (confess)
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1783, author=William Godwin, title=Four Early Pamphlets, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=What though her face confest a darker shade? }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1840, author=Edward Bulwer-Lytton, title=, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Oh! bold Fighting Attie, the knowing, the natty, By us all it must sure be confest , Though your shoppers and snobbers are pretty good robbers, A soldier is always the best. }}