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dʒɛst 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.
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Half-digested
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So is ort. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
11.
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially 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, especially 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.) Middle English digesten < Latin dīgestus separated, dissolved (past participle of dīgerere), equivalent to dī- di-2 + ges- carry, bear (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: collection of laws < Late Latin dīgesta (plural), Latin: collection of writings, neuter plural of dīgestus, as above
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English digesten < Latin dīgestus separated, dissolved (past participle of dīgerere), equivalent to dī- di-2 + ges- carry, bear (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: collection of laws < Late Latin dīgesta (plural), Latin: collection of writings, neuter plural of dīgestus, as above
Related forms
di·gest·ed·ly, adverb
di·gest·ed·ness, noun
half-di·gest·ed, adjective
non·di·gest·ing, adjective
o·ver·di·gest, verb
re·di·gest, verb (used with object)
sem·i·di·gest·ed, adjective
un·di·gest·ed, adjective
un·di·gest·ing, adjective
well-di·gest·ed, adjective
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| digest | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to subject (food) to a process of digestion |
| 2. | (tr) to assimilate mentally |
| 3. | chem to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose |
| 4. | (tr) to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify |
| 5. | (tr) to reduce to a summary |
| 6. | archaic (tr) to tolerate |
| —n | |
| 7. | a comprehensive and systematic compilation of information or material, often condensed |
| 8. | a magazine, periodical, etc, that summarizes news of current events |
| 9. | a compilation of rules of law based on decided cases |
| [C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear] | |
Digest (ˈdaɪdʒɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Roman law an arrangement of excerpts from the writings and opinions of eminent lawyers, contained in 50 books compiled by order of Justinian in the sixth century | |
| half-digested | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of food, drink, etc) partially digested |
| 2. | (of ideas, beliefs, etc) not entirely assimilated mentally: half-digested tenets of the latest intellectual fads |
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digest di·gest (dī-jěst', dĭ-)
v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests
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.
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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