digest
[ verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest ]
/ verb dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-; noun ˈdaɪ dʒɛst /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to digest food.
to undergo digestion, as food.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR digest
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Origin of digest
First recorded in 1350–1400; (verb) Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus “separated, dissolved” (past participle of dīgerere), equivalent to dī-di-2 + ges- “carry, bear” (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: “collection of laws,” from Late Latin dīgesta (plural), Latin: “collection of writings,” neuter plural of dīgestus, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for digest (1 of 2)
digest
verb (dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-)
noun (ˈdaɪdʒɛst)
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
/ (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
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Medical definitions for digest
digest
[ dī-jĕst′, dĭ- ]
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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di•gest′i•bil′i•ty n.di•gest′i•ble adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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