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单词 predigested
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predigestedadj.

Brit. /ˌpriːdʌɪˈdʒɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌpridaɪˈdʒɛstəd/, /ˌpridəˈdʒɛstəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, digested adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + digested adj. Compare post-classical Latin praedigestus having a good digestion (5th cent.). Compare earlier predigestion n.
1.
a. That has been matured or perfected beforehand, esp. by the action of heat. Cf. digest v. 8. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > mature or matured
digesta1398
ripea1398
fledge1398
concoct1534
seasoned1545
well-seasoned1545
ripened1561
seeded1567
fledged1579
thorough-seasoned1605
matured1626
well-matured1626
advanced1646
concocted1647
digested1657
well-digested1657
predigested1663
maturated1698
drop-ripe1724
well-developed1769
mellowed1798
fully-fledged1906
1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 334 Because you may sometimes not have the leisure to wait six Weeks for the Preparation of Blood..I think it not amiss..That though without any previous Preparation of Blood you should immediately distil it, provided an orderly gradation of heat be carefully observed, it will yield you a reddish Spirit, and..a volatile Salt; which..are so little inferiour..to the Salt and Spirit of predigested Blood, that 'tis very probable their Efficacy will emulate, though not altogether equal that of the more laboriously prepared.
b. Of food: having undergone digestion prior to ingestion. Of organic matter: treated with enzymes prior to another treatment or process.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > [adjective] > treated to aid digestion
peptonized1876
predigested1880
zyminized1888
pancreatizing1897
1880 Lancet 15 May 754/1 Administration of food in a predigested state.
1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses viii. 172 Young termites, soldiers, and queens..are fed by the workers with predigested cellulose (stomodeal food), regurgitated by the workers.
1995 BBC Good Food Aug. 34/2 Honey is high in pre-digested sugar, so it provides a quick, easily assimilated boost of energy.
2000 Biofactors 12 147 To induce oral tolerance in multiple sclerosis treatment, we proposed to use the predigested protein of pig spinal cord.
2. figurative. That has been abridged, condensed, or summarized, in order to make it easier to understand or assimilate. Also occasionally: that has been considered in advance.rare before 20th cent.
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society > communication > reading > [adjective] > digested beforehand
predigested1727
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective] > digested beforehand
predigested1727
1727 D. Lewis Philip of Macedon ii. ii. 16 'Tis but with Boldness to assert in Publick What I had fram'd in Private to have spoke; And haply with my predigested Speech..I may confound Our more than human Speaker.
1903 Elem. School Teacher 3 517 The storing up of predigested facts to be fed out a little later to the growing minds of children.
1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 17 July (1928) II. 229 What a relief it is to turn away from these little pre-digested books written by authors who have nothing to say!
1975 Country Life 18 Dec. 1734/1 As early as 1789 Thomas Pitt, a Worcester chorister, published his pre-digested Messiah—ten anthems.
1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Apr. 50/1 The coming of the tabloid newspapers..and the advent of predigested books and magazines hardly offered much hope for terrible honesty.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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