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

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digest vt [daɪˈdʒɛst] → digérer

n [ˈdaɪdʒɛst] → sommaire m, résumé m

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digest [daɪˈdʒɛst] vt → verdauen

n → Digest m or nt, Auswahl f

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digest [daɪˈdʒɛst] vt → digerire