digest
to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
to promote the digestion of (food).
to obtain information, ideas, or principles from; assimilate mentally: to digest a pamphlet on nuclear waste.
to arrange methodically in the mind; think over: to digest a plan.
to bear with patience; endure.
to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify.
to condense, abridge, or summarize.
Chemistry. to soften or disintegrate (a substance) by means of moisture, heat, chemical action, or the like.
to digest food.
to undergo digestion, as food.
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
Law.
a systematic abstract of some body of law.
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.
Biochemistry. the product of the action of an enzyme on food or other organic material.
Origin of digest
1synonym study For digest
Other words for digest
Other words from digest
- 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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How to use digest in a sentence
One shudders to think of how Brazilian society would have digested a defeat in the round of 16.
World Cup 2014 Nail-Biter: Host Country Brazil Defeats Chile on Penalty Kicks | Tunku Varadarajan | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese complex carbs are digested slowly, so they provide a sustained energy boost.
6 Healthy Foods to Fight the Flu, Beat Stress and More | DailyBurn | February 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYoung Israelis have not really digested Obama's reelection yet any more than Fox News.
Adding to the mystery is that Cormier digested the poison within 24 to 48 hours of his death.
No Answers in Death of Technician Linked to Andrew Breitbart | Christine Pelisek | November 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDifferent types of alcohol—whether it's made in a barrel from barley or bottled from grapes—are digested in distinctive ways.
They strike a blue color with Lugol's solution when undigested; a red color, when slightly digested.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddGrace digested this remark for a moment, staring at the telephone in much the same manner as Mollie had done a few minutes before.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeWith a mental appetite uninjured by tit-bits and dainties, she digested the strong food, and asked eagerly for more.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightFrance has gorged Kabylia, with the rest of Algeria, but she has never digested it.
There are about twenty-five stages or forms of dextrine between raw starch and digested starch or fruit sugar.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler
British Dictionary definitions for digest (1 of 2)
to subject (food) to a process of digestion
(tr) to assimilate mentally
chem to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose
(tr) to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify
(tr) to reduce to a summary
(tr) archaic to tolerate
a comprehensive and systematic compilation of information or material, often condensed
a magazine, periodical, etc, that summarizes news of current events
a compilation of rules of law based on decided cases
Origin of digest
1British Dictionary definitions for Digest (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdaɪdʒɛst) /
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 ad
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