Definition of 'digest'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense digests, present participle digesting
, past tense, past participle digested
pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (daɪdʒest
). The noun is pronounced (daɪdʒest
).
1. verb
2. verb
3. verb
If you digest some unpleasant news, you think about it until you are able to accept it and know how to deal with it.
4. countable noun
A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published.
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digest in British English
verb (dɪˈdʒɛst
, daɪ-
)
1.
to subject (food) to a process of digestion
3. chemistry
to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose
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Word origin
C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear
Word Frequency
digest in American English
noun
1.
a condensed but comprehensive account of a body of information; summary or synopsis, as of scientific, legal, or literary material
2.
a book, periodical, etc. consisting chiefly of such summaries or synopses or of articles
condensed from other publications
verb transitive
4.
a.
to arrange or classify systematically, usually in condensed form
b.
to condense (a piece of writing) by briefly summarizing its contents
5.
6.
to aid the digestion of (food)
7.
to think over and absorb
8.
to soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or
other liquid
verb intransitive
9.
to be digested
10.
to digest food
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈbridgment
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Word origin
ME < L digesta (in LL, a collection of writings), orig. pl. of digestus, pp. of digerere, to separate, explain < di-, apart + gerere, to bear, carry
Word Frequency
digest in American English
(verb dɪˈdʒest, dai-, noun ˈdaidʒest)
transitive verb
1.
to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system
2.
to promote the digestion of (food)
3.
to obtain information, ideas, or principles from; assimilate mentally
to digest a pamphlet on nuclear waste
4.
to arrange methodically in the mind; think over
to digest a plan
6.
to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify
7.
to condense, abridge, or summarize
8. Chemistry
to soften or disintegrate (a substance) by means of moisture, heat, chemical action,
or the like
intransitive verb
9.
to digest food
10.
to undergo digestion, as food
noun
SYNONYMS 4. understand; study, ponder. 6. systematize, codify. 11. epitome, abridgment. See summary.11.
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, esp. when classified or condensed
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Derived forms
digestedly adverb
digestedness
noun
Word origin
[1350–1400; (v.) ME digesten ‹ L dīgestus separated, dissolved (ptp. of dīgerere), equiv. to dī- di-2 + ges- carry, bear (base of gerere) + -tus ptp. suffix; (n.) ME: collection of laws ‹ LL dīgesta (pl.), L: collection of writings, neut. pl. of dīgestus, as above]Examples of 'digest' in a sentence
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British English: digest
/daɪˈdʒɛst; dɪˈdʒɛst/ VERB
When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest.
Fats are hard to digest.
- American English: digest /dɪdˈʒɛst/
- Arabic: يَهْضِمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: digerir
- Chinese: 消化
- Croatian: probaviti
- Czech: trávit potravu
- Danish: fordøje
- Dutch: verteren
- European Spanish: digerir
- Finnish: sulattaa ruoka elimistössä
- French: digérer
- German: verdauen
- Greek: χωνεύω
- Italian: digerire
- Japanese: 消化する
- Korean: 소화하다 음식
- Norwegian: fordøye
- Polish: przetrawić
- European Portuguese: digerir
- Romanian: a digera
- Russian: переваривать
- Latin American Spanish: digerir
- Swedish: smälta
- Thai: ย่อย
- Turkish: sindirmek
- Ukrainian: перетравлювати
- Vietnamese: tiêu hóa
British English: digest
NOUN /ˈdaɪdʒɛst/
A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published.
The organization publishes a regular digest of environmental statistics.
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