English to English
digest
('d/aI/,/dZ//E/st
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noun (n)
- a periodical that summarizes the news(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- convert food into absorbable substances(verb.consumption)Example:
I cannot digest milk products.
source: wordnet30 - arrange and integrate in the mind(verb.cognition)Example:
I cannot digest all this information.
source: wordnet30 - become assimilated into the body(verb.change)Example:
Protein digests in a few hours.
source: wordnet30 - systematize, as by classifying and summarizing(verb.change)Example:
The government digested the entire law into a code.
source: wordnet30 - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.(verb)source: webster1913
- To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill.(verb)source: webster1913