verb
digest
deye-JEHST
verb
1
To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
"It takes a few hours to digest a big meal."
"Some people find dairy hard to digest."
2
To think over and fully take in information or an idea.
"Give me a minute to digest what you just told me."
noun
1
A short summary of longer material, or a periodical made up of such summaries.
"The magazine publishes a monthly digest of world news."
How to Use Digest
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo process food in the body, or to mentally process information; as a noun, a condensed summary.
Common pairings
digest food
digest the news
a news digest
Word Forms
digested past tense, digests plural, digests singular
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Etymology
From Latin digerere, "to carry apart, distribute," from dis- plus gerere, "to carry."