First Known Use: 14th century
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1digest
noun di·gest \ˈdī-ˌjest\
: information or a piece of writing that has been made shorter
Full Definition of DIGEST
1
: a summation or condensation of a body of information: as a : a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions b : a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles
2
: a product of digestion
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Origin of DIGEST
Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry
Related to DIGEST
- Synonyms
- abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, summary, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resumé), roundup, rundown, run-through, sum, summa, summarization, summing-up, sum-up, synopsis, wrap-up
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Rhymes with DIGEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
2digest
verb di·gest \dī-ˈjest, də-\
: to change (food that you have eaten) by a biological process into simpler forms that can be used by the body
: to think over and try to understand (news, information, etc.)
Full Definition of DIGEST
transitive verb
1
: to distribute or arrange systematically : classify
2
: to convert (food) into absorbable form
3
: to take into the mind or memory; especially : to assimilate mentally
4
a : to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action <DNA digested by restriction enzymes> b : to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid
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: to compress into a short summary
6
: absorb 1 <the capacity of the United States to digest immigrants>
intransitive verb
1
: to digest food
2
: to become digested
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Origin of DIGEST
Middle English, from Latin digestus
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DIGEST
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, classify, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
DIGESTED Defined for Kids
1digest
noun di·gest \ˈdī-ˌjest\
Definition of DIGEST for Kids
: information in shortened form
2digest
verb di·gest \dī-ˈjest, də-\
di·gest·eddi·gest·ing
Definition of DIGEST for Kids
1
: to change or become changed into simpler forms that can be used by the body <digest a meal> <My dinner is still digesting.>
2
: to think over and try to understand <That's a lot of information to digest.>
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