digest

di·gest  (d-jst, d-)

v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests

v.tr.

1. Physiology To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body, as by chemical and muscular action in the alimentary canal.

2. To absorb or assimilate mentally.

3.

a. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

b. To condense or abridge (a written work).

4. To endure or bear patiently.

5. Chemistry To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

v.intr.

1. Physiology

a. To become assimilated into the body.

b. To assimilate food substances.

2. Chemistry To undergo exposure to heat, liquids, or chemical agents.

n. (djst)

1. A collection of previously published material, such as articles, essays, or reports, usually in edited or condensed form.

2. Law A systematic arrangement of statutes or court decisions.

3. A periodical containing literary abridgments or other condensed works.

4. Digest See pandect.

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[Middle English digesten, from Latin dgerere, dgest-, to separate, arrange : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gerere, to carry. N., from Latin dgesta, neuter pl. of dgestus, past participle of dgerere, to separate.]

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digest

Verb

1. to subject (food) to a process of digestion

2. to absorb mentally

Noun

a shortened version of a book, report, or article [Latin digerere to divide]

digestible adj

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Digest a condensed or digested collection of fiction or of statements or information.

Examples: digest of laws, 1626; of scriptural text, 1825.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	digest - a periodical that summarizes the news periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals
	2.	digest - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) compilation compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works
Verb	1.	digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products" digest - become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" stomach - bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish" predigest - digest (food) beforehand
	2.	digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
	3.	digest - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	4.	digest - become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
	5.	digest - systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code" systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize - arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"
	6.	digest - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
	7.	digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" condense, concentrate abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"
	8.	digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture decompose, break down, break up - separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts digest - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture

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digest

verb 1. ingest, absorb, incorporate, dissolve, assimilate

verb 2. take in, master, absorb, grasp, drink in, soak up, devour, assimilate

noun 3. summary, résumé, abstract, epitome, condensation, compendium, synopsis, précis, abridgment

Translations

digest [daɪˈdʒɛst] vt [+ food] → digerir [+ facts]; asimilar

n [ˈdaɪdʒɛst] → resumen m

digest vt [daɪˈdʒɛst] → digérer

n [ˈdaɪdʒɛst] → sommaire m, résumé m

digest [daɪˈdʒɛst] vt → verdauen

n → Digest m or nt, Auswahl f

digest [daɪˈdʒɛst] vt → digerire

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digest

v digest [daiˈdʒest]

1 to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest. verteer يَهْضُم смилам strávit fordøje verdauen χωνεύω digerir seedima هضم کردن sulattaa, sulaa digérer לְעַכֵּל पचाना probaviti megemészt (ételt) mencernakan melta digerire 消化する 소화되다, 소화하다 virškinti sagremot hadam verteren fordøye trawić digerir a digera переваривать stráviť prebaviti svariti smälta ย่อยอาหาร sindirmek 消化 перетравлювати ہضم کرنا tiêu hóa 消化

2 to take in and think over (information etc) It took me some minutes to digest what he had said. verwerk, oordink يَسْتَوْعِب، يَفْهَم възприемам strávit, vyrovnat se (s) fordøje; tænke over verdauen χωνεύω (μτφ.), κατανοώ digerir, asimilar seedima فهمیدن؛ دریافتن sulattaa digérer, assimiler לִקלוֹט आत्मसात करना promozgati megemészt (olvasmányt) memikirkan melta (andlega), velta fyrir sér digerire 会得する 이해하다, 숙고하다 suvokti, suvirškinti aptvert; izprast memahami verwerken fordøye, tilegne seg, la (det) synke ned przyswajać sobie assimilar a înţelege, a digera усваивать zvyknúť si (na) preudariti savladati smälta เข้าใจ değerlendirmek 領會 обдумувати, обмірковувати اچھی طرح ذہن نشین کرنا hiểu 领会

n

summary; brief account a digest of the week's news. opsomming مُلَخَّص، مُخْتَصَر резюме přehled resumé; sammendrag; referat die Kurznachrichten περίληψη,σύντομη ανασκόπηση resumen kokkuvõte خلاصه؛ چکیده digest סִיכּוּם पत्रिका sažeti sadržaj, pregled tömör kivonat ringkasan riassunto 要約 개요, 요약 santrauka īss izklāsts; apskats ringkasan samenvatting streszczenie резюме prehľad, výber izvleček kratak prikaz sammandrag บทสรุป özet 摘要 стислий виклад; резюме مختصر صورت bài tường thuật ngắn gọn 摘要

adj diˈgestible

able to be digested This food is scarcely digestible. verteerbaar قابِل للهَضْم смилаем stravitelný fordøjelig bekömmlich εύπεπτος digerible seeduv زود هضم؛ قابل هضم sulava digestible נִיתָן לְעִיכּוּל पचनीय, सुपाच्य probavljiv emészthető bisa dicernakan meltanlegur digeribile 消化する 소화할 수 있는, 요약할 수 있는 virškinamas sagremojams; (viegli) aptverams mudah hadam verteerbaar fordøyelig strawny digerível comestibil удобоваримый stráviteľný prebavljiv svarljiv smältbar ซึ่งย่อยแล้ว sindirilebilir 可消化的 такий, що легко засвоюється انہضام پزیر có thể tiêu hóa được 可消化的

n diˈgestion [-tʃən]

1 the act of digesting food. spysvertering هَضْم храносмилане trávení fordøjelse die Verdauung πέψη, χώνεψη digestión seedimine هضم ruoansulatus digestion עִיכּוּל पाचन probava megemésztés pencernaan melting digestione 消化 소화 virškinimas gremošana penghadaman het verteren fordøyelse, fordøying trawienie digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebavljanje varenje matsmältning การย่อยอาหาร sindirme 消化 травлення کھانے کو ہضم کرنے کا عمل sự tiêu hóa 消化

2 the ability of one's body to digest food poor digestion. spysvertering, digestie قُدْرَه على الهَضْم храносмилане zažívání fordøjelse die Verdauung πέψη digestión seedimisvõime هاضمه ruoansulatus digestion עִיכּוּל पाचन शक्ति, हाजमा probavljivost emésztés pencernaan meltingarstarfsemi digestione 消化力 소화력 virškinimas gremošana pencernaan spijsvertering fordøyelse trawienie digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebava probava matsmältning ความสามารถในการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化力 засвоєння کھانا ہضم کرنے کی صلاحیت khả năng tiêu hóa thức ăn 消化力

adj diˈgestive [-tiv]

of digestion the human digestive system. spysverteringagtig هَضْمي усвояване zažívací fordøjelsessystem; fordøjelses- Verdauungs-... πεπτικός digestivo seede- گوارشی؛ هاضمه ruoansulatus- digestif מַעֲרֶכֶת הָעִיכּוּל पाचक probavljiv emésztő(rendszer) tentang pencernaan meltingar- digestivo 消化の 소화의 virškinimo, virškinantis gremošanas- berkenaan penghadaman spijsverterings- fordøyelses- trawienny digestivo digestiv пищеварительный tráviaci prebaven probavni matsmältnings- เกี่ยวกับการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化的 травний; такий, що сприяє травленню ہاضمہ سے متعلق thuộc sự tiêu hóa 消化的