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digest
[ verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest ]
/ verb dÉŖĖdŹÉst, daÉŖ-; noun ĖdaÉŖ dŹÉst /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to digest food.
to undergo digestion, as food.
noun
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Origin of digest
First recorded in 1350ā1400; (verb) Middle English digesten, from Latin dÄ«gestus āseparated, dissolvedā (past participle of dÄ«gerere), equivalent to dÄ«-di-2 + ges- ācarry, bearā (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: ācollection of laws,ā from Late Latin dÄ«gesta (plural), Latin: ācollection of writings,ā neuter plural of dÄ«gestus, as above
synonym study for digest
11. See summary.
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British Dictionary definitions for digest (1 of 2)
digest
verb (dÉŖĖdŹÉst, daÉŖ-)
noun (ĖdaÉŖdŹÉst)
Word Origin for digest
C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear
British Dictionary definitions for digest (2 of 2)
Digest
/ (ĖdaÉŖdŹÉst) /
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
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Medical definitions for digest
digest
[ dÄ«-jÄstā², dÄ- ]
v.
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.
To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.
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diā¢gestā²iā¢bilā²iā¢ty n.diā¢gestā²iā¢ble adj.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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