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di⋅gest

  [v. di-jest, dahy-; n. dahy-jest]
Use Digested in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
5. to bear with patience; endure.
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.
–verb (used without object)
9. to digest food.
10. to undergo digestion, as food.
–noun
11. a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, esp. when classified or condensed.
12. Law.
a. a systematic abstract of some body of law.
b. the Digest, a collection in fifty books of excerpts, esp. from the writings of the Classical Roman jurists, compiled by order of Justinian in the 6th century a.d.; the Pandects.
13. Biochemistry. the product of the action of an enzyme on food or other organic material.
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

Related forms:
di⋅gest⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
di⋅gest⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
4. understand; study, ponder. 6. systematize, codify. 11. epitome, abridgment. See summary.
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di·gest   (dī-jěst', dĭ-)   
v.   di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests

v.   tr.

  1. Physiology To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body, as by chemical and muscular action in the alimentary canal.

  2. To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate.

    1. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

    2. To condense or abridge (a written work).

  4. Chemistry To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

v.   intr.

  1. Physiology

    1. To become assimilated into the body.

    2. To assimilate food substances.

  2. Chemistry To undergo exposure to heat, liquids, or chemical agents.

n.   (dī'jěst')

  1. A collection of previously published material, such as articles, essays, or reports, usually in edited or condensed form.

  2. Law A systematic arrangement of statutes or court decisions.

  3. A periodical containing literary abridgments or other condensed works.

  4. Digest See pandect.


[Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgerere, dīgest-, to separate, arrange : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gerere, to carry. N., from Latin dīgesta, neuter pl. of dīgestus, past participle of dīgerere, to separate.]
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Word Origin & History

digest  (n.)
"collection of writing," 1387, from L. digestus, pp. of digerere "to separate, divide, arrange," from dis- "apart" + gerere "to carry."
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: di·gest
Pronunciation: 'dI-"jest
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to disperse, arrange
: a compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions systematically arranged
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2di·gest
Pronunciation: dI-'jest, d&-
Function: transitive verb
1 : to convert (food) into absorbable form
2 a : to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemicals b : to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid digestintransitive senses
1 : to digest food
2 : to become digested
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Medical Dictionary

digest di·gest (dī-jěst', dĭ-)
v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests

  1. To convert food into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body, as by chemical and muscular action in the alimentary canal.

  2. To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

di·gest'i·bil'i·ty n.
di·gest'i·ble adj.

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