Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense digests, present participle digesting, past tense, past participle digestedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (daɪdʒest). The noun is pronounced (daɪdʒest).
1. verb
When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest.
Do not undertake strenuous exercise for a few hours after a meal to allow food todigest. [VERB]
She couldn't digest food properly. [VERB noun]
Nutrients from the digested food can be absorbed into the blood. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: ingest, absorb, incorporate, dissolve More Synonyms of digest
2. verb
If you digest information, you think about it carefully so that you understand it.
They learn well but seem to need time to digest information. [VERB noun]
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: take in, master, absorb, grasp More Synonyms of digest
3. verb
If you digest some unpleasant news, you think about it until you are able to accept it and know how to deal with it.
All this has upset me. I need time to digest it all. [VERB noun]
4. countable noun
A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published.
The organization publishes a regular digest of environmental statistics.
...the Middle East Economic Digest.
Synonyms: summary, résumé, abstract, epitome More Synonyms of digest
digest in British English
verb (dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-)
1.
to subject (food) to a process of digestion
2. (transitive)
to assimilate mentally
3. chemistry
to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose
4. (transitive)
to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify
5. (transitive)
to reduce to a summary
6. (transitive) archaic
to tolerate
noun (ˈdaɪdʒɛst)
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
Word origin
C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear
Digest in British English
(ˈdaɪdʒɛst)
noun
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
digest in American English
(ˈdaɪˌdʒɛst; for v. dɪˈdʒɛst; daɪˈdʒɛst)
noun
1.
a condensed but comprehensive account of a body of information; summary or synopsis, as of scientific, legal, or literary material
2.
a book, periodical, etc. consisting chiefly of such summaries or synopses or of articles condensed from other publications
3. [D-] [often pl.]; Roman
the Pandects of the Emperor Justinian
verb transitive
4.
a.
to arrange or classify systematically, usually in condensed form
b.
to condense (a piece of writing) by briefly summarizing its contents
5.
to change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body
6.
to aid the digestion of (food)
7.
to think over and absorb
8.
to soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water orother liquid
verb intransitive
9.
to be digested
10.
to digest food
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈbridgment
Word origin
ME < L digesta (in LL, a collection of writings), orig. pl. of digestus, pp. of digerere, to separate, explain < di-, apart + gerere, to bear, carry
Examples of 'digest' in a sentence
digest
The treatment targets an enzyme that the cells use to digest food.
The Sun (2016)
You only eat food the human body can digest easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This makes it more difficult for people to digest the information.
Christianity Today (2000)
We all have acid in our stomachs to help digest our food.
The Sun (2009)
You get a tonne of vitality from not having to digest all this food.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Victims suffer agonising inflammation and ulcers anywhere from the mouth to intestine and cannot digest food properly.
The Sun (2006)
It was a serene setting against which to digest the implications of such grim news.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The world is still digesting the result.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The crisis sparked chaos as financial traders digested the news.
The Sun (2011)
They learn well but seem to need time to digest information.
Standen, Chris Superdog! Action plans that work for a happy and well-behaved pet (1990)
Then pay attention to sensations as the meal reaches your stomach and is digested.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When your gut lining is damaged it lets partially digested foods escape into your bloodstream.
The Sun (2015)
It delivers a little burst of caffeine and is digested slowly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the good news was barely digested when the bad news followed.
Julia Keay ALEXANDER THE CORRECTOR (2004)
Women will love this dress because the body inside it looks as if it understands how to digest food.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Learn and inwardly digest the textbooks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We are still digesting small bites.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The digested read of the twentieth century 224pp.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
We make fewer digestive enzymes the older we get, which makes larger meals harder to digest.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The body can't digest it properly.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Read, digest and act on it.
The Sun (2016)
Facts are boring, and must be properly digested before they turn into fiction.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Read, learn and digest inwardly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
digest
British English: digest /dɪˈdʒɛst; daɪ-/ VERB
When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest.
Fats are hard to digest.
She couldn't digest food properly.
American English: digest
Arabic: يَهْضِمُ
Brazilian Portuguese: digerir
Chinese: 消化
Croatian: probaviti
Czech: trávit potravu
Danish: fordøje
Dutch: verteren
European Spanish: digerir
Finnish: sulattaa ruoka elimistössä
French: digérer
German: verdauen
Greek: χωνεύω
Italian: digerire
Japanese: 消化する
Korean: 소화하다 음식
Norwegian: fordøye
Polish: przetrawić
European Portuguese: digerir
Romanian: a digera
Russian: переваривать
Latin American Spanish: digerir
Swedish: smälta
Thai: ย่อย
Turkish: sindirmek
Ukrainian: перетравлювати
Vietnamese: tiêu hóa
British English: digest NOUN
A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published.
The organization publishes a regular digest of environmental statistics.
American English: digest
Brazilian Portuguese: sumário
Chinese: 文摘
European Spanish: resumen
French: sommaire
German: Auswahl
Italian: compendio
Japanese: ダイジェスト
Korean: 원문을 요약한 글을 모아서 낸 출판물 다이제스트
European Portuguese: sumário
Latin American Spanish: resumen
Chinese translation of 'digest'
digest
(vbdaɪˈdʒɛst; nˈdaɪdʒɛst)
vt
[food, meal]消化 (xiāohuà)
[facts, information etc]领(領)会(會) (lǐnghuì)
vi
[food, meal]消化 (xiāohuà)
n(c)
(= book) 摘要 (zhāiyào)
1 (verb)
Definition
to subject (food) to a process of digestion
She couldn't digest food properly.
Synonyms
ingest
absorb
Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.
incorporate
The agreement allowed the rebels to be incorporated into the police force.
dissolve
assimilate
My mind could only assimilate one possibility at a time.
2 (verb)
Definition
to absorb mentally
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
Synonyms
take in
master
Students are expected to master a second language.
absorb
The team is capable of absorbing some difficult individuals.
grasp
The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.
drink in
soak up
devour
He devoured 17 novels during his tour of India.
assimilate
(noun)
Definition
a shortened version of a book, report, or article
a regular digest of environmental statistics
Synonyms
summary
Here's a summary of the day's news.
résumé
I will leave you a résumé of his speech.
abstract
If you want to submit a paper, you must supply an abstract.
epitome
condensation
a condensation of a book that offers ten ways to be a better manager
compendium
His book is a delightful compendium of miscellaneous knowledge.
synopsis
For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
précis
a nine-page précis of the manuscript
abridgment
The issue of abridgment is in the author's hands.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abridgment
The issue of abridgment is in the author's hands.
Synonyms
shortening,
reduction,
résumé,
outline,
restriction,
diminishing,
decrease,
limitation,
summary,
abstract,
digest,
contraction,
cutting,
lessening,
epitome,
abbreviation,
condensation,
compendium,
synopsis,
diminution,
curtailment,
précis,
conspectus (formal)
in the sense of absorb
Definition
to soak up a liquid
Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.
Synonyms
soak up,
drink in,
devour,
suck up,
receive,
digest,
imbibe,
ingest,
osmose
in the sense of absorb
Definition
to take in or incorporate
The team is capable of absorbing some difficult individuals.